“IT WAS SAD”
Organisers in Aichi-Nagoya did not build a traditional athletes’ village in a bid to save money, with competitors instead staying in hotels or temporary wooden units, and on a cruise ship.
India’s multiple badminton medallist H S Prannoy said that made for a disappointing experience.
“It was sad,” the 34-year-old, who won team bronze, said in a YouTube video published by the Badminton Association of India.
“It never felt like we were playing in an Asian Games, to be honest.”
There have been a series of problems at the Games, including a shortage of rooms, long delays at the airport and poor transport services.
Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Shavkatov became the first medallist at the Games to test positive for doping.
Shavkatov, who won bronze in mixed martial arts, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, the International Testing Agency said.
The drug is a prescription heart medication that can improve endurance and accelerate muscle recovery.
