Comedy of errors leaves top Indian athletes hitching a ride at Asiad torch relay
India TV NewsA 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 P R Sreejesh, Sardar Singh, Jitu Rai and Sharath Kamal hitching a ride on the media bus. 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. "India always holds a special place in the hearts of sportspeople in Asia, because the nation, specifically New Delhi, was the birthplace of the Asian Games," said Erick Thohir, chairman of Indonesia Asian Games Organising Committee. Indonesian badminton legend and Barcelona Olympic gold medallist Susi Susanti handed over the torch to India's five-time world boxing champion MC Mary Kom, who ran with it briefly before passing the baton to other Indian athletes.
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