Everything is going smooth for Team Philippines in the early stretch of the 20th Asian Games.

Reporting from Nagoya, national soft tennis player Bien Zoleta said they are doing very well despite reports of heavy rains, flooding and the lack of accommodation that has been bothering foreign delegates who will participate in this prestigious 45-nation event.

Zoleta said while other Filipino athletes and officials are staying in a villa, their team is being accommodated at the Hotel JAL City Nagoya Nishiki — a modern three-star hotel a modern located in the Fushimi business and entertainment district of Nagoya. Their housing facility is also just a 30-minute bus ride to their competition venue at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center, giving them a more private and comfortable setup ahead of their campaign.

Their living condition is way better than the rest of the 17.000 athletes and officials who are being housed in AirBnB units, temporary container-style cabins, makeshift rooms and a giant cruise ship named Costa Serena that serves as a floating Athletes Village of this event that will run until 6 October.

With that, various delegates aired their complaints with South Korean cager Byeon Jun-hyeong sharing a footage of a leaking sink and soaked floor in his assigned unit with the bold caption of “please help us.”

“For us, since we are not in the Athletes’ Village, we are comfortable since it’s a hotel. Our room has a bed and our own CR,” Zoleta, a four-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, said in an interview with Off the Court, the weekly online sports show of DAILY TRIBUNE, on Thursday.

“We didn’t have a hard time. Here at the hotel, everything that we needed was provided.”

Zoleta added that the team has remained in constant communication with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to address its other needs.

“When we arrived at the airport last Monday, a POC representative welcomed us. We were well-guided. We went through accreditation, then we went to the hotel,” Zoleta said.

“Then the coach, from time to time, coordinated with the PSC and POC on what we needed from the team. Actually, yesterday, we already met the physical therapist of the Philippine delegation.”

The Nationals begin their campaign Friday in the team preliminary round with Zoleta hoping for a favorable draw.

“Today is the managers’ meeting, so we’re praying that we will get a good draw,” she said.

Competitions in soft tennis start on Friday.

“Tomorrow, we will be able to perform what we’ve trained for over the past four to six months. So, we are excited about the performance we will have tomorrow.”