He put the table tennis racket into his own suitcase in the coach's area, which contained clothes and other items. If it was unintentional, it would not have been stepped on. There is video evidence that a malicious journalist took it out of the suitcase, stepped on it with his foot, and broke it with his hand.
No matter how much money is spent, it is a joke that the organizer's management is chaotic. Shouldn't this reporter take pictures in a fixed area? Should he be punished for rushing to the athletes' area? Should the person who stepped on the broken item and didn't apologize be severely punished?
Couple reporters rushed to the front to take pictures n blocked the others at their designated row. The rest followed. It became a scene like paparazzi all crowd together.