sports council like most other gahmen dept think alike.... they only give u the very minimum, nt unless u're a potential gold medalist. i recall nt too long ago, most of our athletes rely mainly on FMF (father mother fund) for their trg & equipments. n i believe its very much the same case in present times.
they should consider themselves lucky to be flying on chartered flights econ class. nt too long ago, athletes had to dig into own pockets for their own flight n accomodations for sea games.