This isn't even the Asian Games of the 80s; it's just a festival for sports enthusiasts.

‌I'm thinking back to the days in the 80s when the entire nation rose up to cheer, saying we had to win.
But now, there is overwhelming public opinion to abolish the Winter Asian Games just because they aren't held mid-term.
And if you look at the Summer Asian Games,
it's just Korea, China, Japan, and a few Middle Eastern countries hosting them;
Southeast Asian countries don't really do it like that.
Even when hosting, the trend is to use existing stadiums or temporary ones,
and instead of building new athlete villages, everyone uses existing facilities.
They even laid down containers this time,
and future host countries will likely follow suit.
The paper beds they used during the Tokyo Olympics (to save on bed costs)
are now being used in the Paris Olympics because they say it's a good idea; that's the reality.
The French people talk about the environment while not even installing air conditioning.
Actually, the World Cup is the best because
they can utilize existing stadiums,
and since the scale of the delegations is small, they can just stay in hotels,
which is why people say it's somewhat profitable.
But in reality, except for large countries like the US or in Europe, there is no structure that allows a country to make a profit.
The Olympics are also in deficit, so hosting them is a recipe for ruin.
Politicians just want to claim it as their own achievement,
while the citizens are the ones who suffer the consequences.
I remember when people used to say pickpockets should take a break for the sake of our country during the Olympics.