Taiwan Olympic athletes squeezed into a three-star hotel, and officials stayed in a four-star hotel. People on the island questioned: Who is going to compete?
[Global Times Comprehensive Report] After the news broke that players participating in the Tokyo Olympics would take economy class and officials would take business class, the media on the island shuddered more fierce news, arousing public outrage.
According to Taiwanese "Dongsen News Cloud" and many other Taiwanese media reports, Taiwan's well-known badminton player Dai Ziying and other players went to the Tokyo Olympics on the 19th and stayed in a three-star hotel.
Lai Jialun, director of Taiwan's "Power of the Times" and "Legislative Yuan", broke the news that the contestants were staying in a three-star hotel, but the working group (senior officials) stayed in a four-star hotel.
Taiwanese athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics boarded a chartered plane by China Airlines on the 19th.
It is said that due to epidemic prevention considerations, the coaches and players were arranged to fly in economy class, but the relevant administrative staff were in business class.
Dai Ziying also posted on social media on the 19th, saying, "I miss EVA Air, I can take business class."
Many netizens on the island expressed grievances for the players.
On the evening of the 19th, Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Qingde, Su Zhenchang and others apologized for this, but they were still unable to quench the anger from all walks of life.
However, this is not over yet.
According to the report, Dai Ziying posted photos of her room on social media on the evening of the 19th. It can be seen that there are only simple two single beds, a set of bedside tables and other basic furniture (pictured on the right), and a toilet. "The furnishings are similar. simple".
After the photo was exposed, it sparked heated discussion again.
Regarding this, Lai Jialun broke the news on social media. According to the training center investigation report and media reports, three relay stations were signed: the Taiwanese team will stay at the Mimaru Shinjuku West Hotel in Tokyo, which is adjacent to the player’s village; the badminton team will stay at the Marroad Hotel. , About 10 minutes away from the competition venue; the shooting team will stay at the Omiya Marod Hotel; in addition, the Tokyo Matsu Temple B&B will be booked.
Lai Jialun stated that if the accommodation arrangements remain unchanged, "the contestants will stay at the three-star hotel, and the competition team (senior officials) will stay at the four-star hotel (pictured on the left) and the Matsu Temple B&B."
He questioned, why not arrange accommodation of the same level?
It is hoped that the "Sports Department" of the station and the "Sports Association" will make it clear.
According to the report, according to online room data, the Mimaru Tokyo Shinjuku West Hotel where officials stayed has 4.6 stars in Google reviews, and the cheapest room rate is about NT$4,600 per night; while the Marroad Hotel of the badminton team reviews 3.3 stars. With the room type issued by Dai Ziying, the price per night is less than NT$3,000.
Some netizens on the island questioned, "Should the players go to the competition or the officials go to the competition?" "How poor is Taiwan? Is the budget compiled?"
According to the “Dongsen News Cloud” report, regarding Dai Ziying’s stay in a hotel that is not highly rated, Lan Kuntian, the team leader of the Taiwan’s Sports Department who went to Tokyo with Taiwan players, responded that the health and safety of the players is the top priority Consider that this hotel is currently the closest to the badminton competition venue. Some critics criticized, "Can you explain why only officials fly in business class?" "It is understandable that players live close, but why do officials live better?" (Rufeng)