Olympic Snippets: No food & water for our athletes

Our hockey players came to bare rooms with just bean bags at the start of the 2016 Rio Olympics. But then that was the fault of the Rio organizers. However during an Independence Day function at the Indian Embassy, our players skipped the Games Village dinner to make it to the event.

At the embassy our players were shocked that they would be served no dinner and had to make do with peanuts. If you think that’s shameful then wait to hear this. At marathons, the organizers give water every 8kms, while the country desks do so every 2.5kms.

By Sunil Rajguru

Images: AP, Reuters