New Delhi: India men’s hockey coach Roelant Oltmans has asked for better facilities at the Games Village in Rio de Janeiro, complaining that his wards were facing a shortage of chairs and television sets at the village.
Oltmans put forth his grievances over the unfurnished accommodation provided to both the men’s and women’s teams in a letter to India’s chef-de-mission in Rio, Rakesh Gupta.
Oltmans emphasised that the players “needed to watch matches of the other teams live on television” to have a better understanding of their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses.
“For athletes who have to perform at top level, we need proper chairs and tables in the apartments for six persons,” Oltmans wrote. “Spending too much time in bean chairs might occur (sic) back injuries for the players.” The coach added that he tried to rent/buy TV and chairs at the Village, but they were already sold out.
