Indian athletes in Sochi winter olympics are competing under the Olympic flag, not under the Indian flag.
That's because for more than a year now, the Indian Olympic Association, IOA, remains suspended by the International Olympic Committee, IOC, for violations of its charter which included electing leaders with pending criminal charges.
The IOA remains suspended from the Olympic movement until fresh elections take place on the 9th of this month.
The IOC gave India until February 7 to vote in new, untainted leadership, but India’s Olympic Association scheduled a vote on February 9, two days after the opening ceremony.
As a result, India’s athletes have paraded as “independents” under a generic Olympic flag.
The three Indian athletes participating are, Shiva Keshavan, Himanshu Thakur and Nadeem Iqbal.
Shiva keshavan who competes in the luge is appearing in his fifth Winter Games. Himanshu Thakur is competing in Alpine Skiing and Nadeem Iqbal in cross country skiing.
That's because for more than a year now, the Indian Olympic Association, IOA, remains suspended by the International Olympic Committee, IOC, for violations of its charter which included electing leaders with pending criminal charges.
The IOA remains suspended from the Olympic movement until fresh elections take place on the 9th of this month.
The IOC gave India until February 7 to vote in new, untainted leadership, but India’s Olympic Association scheduled a vote on February 9, two days after the opening ceremony.
As a result, India’s athletes have paraded as “independents” under a generic Olympic flag.
The three Indian athletes participating are, Shiva Keshavan, Himanshu Thakur and Nadeem Iqbal.
Shiva keshavan who competes in the luge is appearing in his fifth Winter Games. Himanshu Thakur is competing in Alpine Skiing and Nadeem Iqbal in cross country skiing.
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