Indian athletes made themselves comfortable at the Athlete's Village in Jakarta a couple of days ahead of Asian Games 2018, which is set to take place from August 18 to September 2.
The chef de mission Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that the athletes and officials in the contingent were all very happy and satisfied by the arrangement and he especially mentioned the food.
Two days before the start of the Asian Games 2018, India were welcomed into the Athlete's Village in Jakarta with a traditional flag raising ceremony on Thursday and while Indonesia gave a token to Singh, the chef de mission also gifted a miniature Taj Mahal to Indonesia as a token of appreciation.
The Indian national flag was unfurled and with that the national anthem was played. In the video, the athletes can be seen singing the national anthem with pride and fervour.
Singh said that the atheletes were delighted with the food because it was very similar to Indian food.
"Feeling very good, in fact it's our athletes who are feeling the best. And the reason for that is because the food they are getting here is quite similar to the food they get in India. So all the athletes and all the visitors here are happy. And we are just waiting for the Games to start," Singh said.
There were reports in the media that Indian athletes were not happy with their rooms and had complained about the same. However, Singh gave an opposite account.
"No, no complaints. No one has any. We are getting such good food, there is Dal (lentil), then there is South Indian food, there is paneer (cottage cheese), chicken. Everything is there. Well, if one gets good food and a place to sleep, what else do you need? So it's all good."
Indian athletes could be seen taking a round of the Athlete's Village. Towards the end of the video, PV Sindhu was seen clicking a photograph of her teammate N Sikki Reddy by the side of an Asian Games banner.
India have participated in the Asian Games since the start of the event and therefore, this will be India's 18th appearance.
India are participating in 34 sports out of the total 40. India won 57 medals at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea -- 11 gold, 9 silver and 37 bronze.
