World champion Yusuf Saad Kamel blasted Bahrain team officials after crashing out of the 1,500 metres at the Asian Games on Monday, saying they had forced him to run with a painful knee injury.
Despite the short notice to prepare for a major meet, the 20th Asian Athletics Championships, scheduled at Pune from July 3-7, will be among the best-organised, declared Athletics Federation of India president Adille Sumariwalla in Mumbai on Friday.