A flag-hoisting ceremony for six Asian Games contingents, including India, was delayed by over an hour on Friday due to what organisers called “miscommunication” between the OCA and ANAGOC. Contingents were made to wait and later sent back. India’s chef de mission Sahdev Yadav acknowledged organisational issues, saying extra hotel rooms had been booked to minimise inconvenience.
A flag-hoisting ceremony for six Asian Games contingents, including India, was delayed by over an hour on Friday due to what organisers called “miscommunication” between the OCA and ANAGOC. Contingents were made to wait and later sent back. India’s chef de mission Sahdev Yadav acknowledged organisational issues, saying extra hotel rooms had been booked to minimise inconvenience.
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