Comedy of errors at Asian Games torch relay

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A haphazard organisation of the 2018 Asian Games torch relay  at the continental event’s birthplace, New Delhi, led to a comedy of errors which saw elite Indian athletes including PR Sreejesh, Sardar Singh, Jitu Rai and Sharath Kamal hitching a ride on the media bus. The stranded athletes however were sporty enough and did not mind taking a shared transport with the covering media, probably because of the short distance involved from National Stadium to India Gate and back. It was a significant occasion nonetheless as the 2018 Asian Games torch relay began its 18,000km journey from the National Stadium, where the Games’ flame was lit for the first time at the inaugural edition in 1951. Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore could not make it due to other important commitments. Former Sports Minister Vijay Goel, who was supposed to be the chief guest in Rathore’s absence, too did not turn up. 

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