Glasgow: Indian officials, who are travelling with the contingent today said that the 'Athletes Village' here was far inferior to the one in Delhi during the the last edition of the Commonwealth Games. India was criticised by some countries for the "poor hygiene" and "lack of facilities" at the Games Village in 2010 but the officials here said what has been offered in Glasgow was much below par than what one witnessed during the Delhi edition.

Indian contingent chef de mission Raj Singh said that the Games Village lack space while the athletes had to do with lesser number of bathrooms and TV sets. He said he was not complaining but bringing out the facts, lamenting on the lack of training facilities at the Games Village and also absence of food variety. He said the gym for physical training of athletes was small and has limited work stations.