India's football team coach Stephen Constantine yesterday said the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has made an appalling decision of not sending the men's and women's teams to the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia in August.

The IOA had decided not to send the teams to the Asiad as they could not meet the qualifying criteria. Constantine said that the Asiad comes after every four years and based on the previous performances one cannot make such decisions. "Cannot tell you how disappointed I am. It's an appalling decision. Based on the results of the previous Asian Games you cannot make such decision," Constantine said.