Sochi Winter Olymics 2014
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shame shame shame shame
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thats true and really very shame...
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I have no idea why there is so much politics/corruption in these sporting organizations...It does not even have too much money, atleast it would do them well to build up the sport and then be corrupt so that they can take more cash! Another example of this nonsensical behavior is hockey, all these boards need to be dissolved and recreated.
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deprived and embarrassed Indian player
Even irani came with their flag
even pakis player came with their flag,
india ki baesti kharab ho gayi
Even irani came with their flag
even pakis player came with their flag,
india ki baesti kharab ho gayi
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Paaji app Indian ho ya Pakistani?
Indian sportsperson are forced to come without the Indian flag because Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to ethical and administrative reasons which was nothing but for flouting the Olympic charter in its election process and for some changes in Olympic statutes.
There is no shame for India or Indians and my salutes to the Indian team that they gone to show IOC that they have been unfair to India and Indians.
Why you didn't, and won't, see the Indian flag at the Winter Olympics - The Denver Post
There are three athletes from India in Sochi for the Winter Olympics: Himanshu Thaku for alpine skiing, Nadeem Iqbal for cross country skiing and Shiva Keshavan for the luge.
But rather than marching into Friday's opening ceremonies bearing the Indian flag, the three men walked instead under the standard Olympic rings, confirming their status as "independent Olympic participants."
An independent Olympic participant typically is an athlete who comes from a country that is either going through a political transition, or is unable to officially send athletes to the games due to diplomatic sanctions. During the previous 2012 Summer Olympics in London, an athlete from South Sudan competed independently under the Olympic flag as the young country was still being formed.
So why is India, an independent democracy since 1947, not allowed to show its flag this year?
India actually has been banned from Olympic activity since December 2012, when its Olympic association was banned by the International Olympic Committee.
The New York Times reported that India was suspended because the leaders of its Olympic association are primarily politicians, which is against Olympic rules. In order to prevent the suspension, those holding power in the government would need to step down, which did not happen in time.
The association needed to elect new leaders prior to the start of the Olympics in order to have their athletes recognized, but news website Quartz reports the group will not hold elections until Feb. 9.
The leaders of the Indian Olympic Association didn't seem too upset about the change, with acting President Vijay Kumar Malhotra telling India's Outdoor Journal that India's athletes "don't stand a chance of winning any medals."
They may not have won any medals yet, but Shiva Keshavan turned some heads by making an impressive save following a nasty crash on the luge course during a practice run.
