India back into IOC

By
Raphaël Sachetat
– February 11, 2014Posted in: news
The fear that Saina Nehwal and her compatriots might not be competing under their nation’s flag in Rio is gone. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) just lifted the ban which […]

The fear that Saina Nehwal and her compatriots might not be competing under their nation’s flag in Rio is gone. The International Olympic Committee () just lifted the ban which was pending over India. The reinstated the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in Sochi more than a year after it had banned it for adhering to the government’s Sports Code and for allowing tainted persons to take part in the election process.

“The IOC Executive Board (EB) reinstated the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of India, the Indian Olympic Association, during an ad hoc meeting in Sochi on Tuesday,” the IOC said in a statement.

“The EB took this decision following a report about the IOA’s General Assembly and elections for a new Board, which were successfully held on 9 February 2014 and observed by an IOC delegation headed by IOC member Robin Mitchell,” it added.

In Sochi, Indian athletes had been authorized to compete but had to walk behind an IOC flag at the opening ceremony. They will now be able to carry their national flags for the closing ceremony in a fortnight as they will in Rio in 2 years.

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Raphael is the Chief Editor of Badzine International. He is the founder of the website together with Jean François Chauveau. After many years writing for the BWF and many publications around the world about badminton, he now leads a team of young and dynamic writers for Badzine.