Athletes burn carpets, flood dorms at two major Games last year

Malaysian athletes in a march past during the closing ceremony of the Incheon Asian Games last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: They were meant to be ambassadors of sports for the country. Instead, they’ve brought shame to the nation.

Some of the athletes to the last two multi-sport Games – Commonwealth and Asian – last year have been fined a total of almost RM150,000 for smoking and causing damage to property, including burnt carpets and flooding in the dorms.