Asiad sips 1.6m cans of drink

JAKARTA (JP): More than 1.6 million cans of drink have been consumed by athletes, officials and journalists during the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok.

Organizers said Saturday that of the figure, 600,000 were mineral water, 590,000 were soft drinks provided by official sponsor Pepsi and the rest comprised a vast range of brands.

The organizers said athletes had the lion's share of the drink consumption.

Athletes have also used 1.2 tons of ice to cool the drinks. (amd)