Kolkata: Coaches and team officials of defending champions Railways and heavyweights Kerala yesterday complained of poor infrastructure facilities for the 55th National Open Athletics Championships beginning at SAI Complex here tonight.

The city last hosted the marquee meet of the Indian athletics in 2011 and the adjacent Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan was used for the track events. But with wear and tear in the synthetic track and the gigantic stadium up for maintenance for the FIFA U-17 world Cup 2017 the venue could not be used this time, according to
the organisers.