Nepal’s Romanian judo coach Dan Telearca said the Nepali team had sound preparations for the Asian Games but they did not have enough training time required to succeed at bigger stage. 

Judo is among 30 sports disciplines Nepal will compete in the Asiad scheduled for August 18 to September 2 in Indonesia. “The preparation has been good, but it is too short to pose any sort of challenge at bigger stages like Asian Games,” said the Romanian, who is training seven judokas with the support of his Nepal.

The best Nepali players are juniors and this competition is for seniors.

Nepali team will leave for Indonesia on August 25 after a 10-day training in Hungary.