Athletes criticise organisational, logistical mishaps at ‘sad’ Asian Games

Repeated incidents of organisational failure at the Asian Games have left athletes frustrated, exhausted and disappointed as rain-delayed matches became the latest headache for host nation Japan.A glitzy opening ceremony did little to overshadow the growing accommodation crisis, logistical gaffes and scheduling issues that have headlined the Games, which opened on September 19 in Aichi-Nagoya.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Unstoppable’ Rumesh revives Sri Lanka’s glory, one javelin throw at a timelist 2 of 4Yuki Kurihara, Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports prodigy, wins Asian Games goldlist 3 of 4China swimmer makes Asian Games history as Thai sprinter wins track 100mlist 4 of 4China’s swimming prodigy Yu Zidi bags third gold in Asian Games recordend of listIndia’s multiple-Olympic medallist PV Sindhu lamented a badminton schedule that saw her play three matches within 18 hours.“Three matches in 18 hours. Back at 3am, out again at 8:30am. It took a toll,” Sindhu wrote on social media after her quarterfinal exit on Sunday.Pakistan’s volleyball team was mistakenly taken to the wrong gymnasium an hour before the start of its preliminary round match, forcing its members to cha...