Indian medalist calls Japan-hosted Asian Games a 'sad' event for athletes - Nikkei Asia

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) -- Indian badminton medallist H.S. Prannoy has criticized Asian Games organizers for putting on a "sad" event for athletes and arranging a "cruel" competition schedule for his sport.

Prannoy, who won a men's team bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, said the lack of a dedicated athletes' village had taken away the joy of mixing with other competitors, who had been spread across hotels, temporary wooden units and a cruise ship.

"The whole fun and the whole point of multi-sport events is you get to meet the rest of the players," he said in a video interview posted on the Badminton Association of India's YouTube channel on Saturday.