Olympics: India seeks change after suspensions
Until the suspensions are lifted, Indian athletes will be barred from the Olympics.
NEW DELHI:
The administration of Olympic sports in India could face a major overhaul after world bodies and the government cracked down on the power games played by self-seeking politicians.
In a week of dramatic developments, India was suspended from the Olympic movement, the boxing federation was thrown out of world meets and the government withdrew recognition from the archery association.
Until the suspensions are lifted, Indian athletes will be barred from the Olympics, and the boxers and archers excluded from world meets. “Indian sports detox begins,” tweeted rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra, India’s only individual Olympic gold medallist who won the 10m event at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 10th, 2012.
The administration of Olympic sports in India could face a major overhaul after world bodies and the government cracked down on the power games played by self-seeking politicians.
In a week of dramatic developments, India was suspended from the Olympic movement, the boxing federation was thrown out of world meets and the government withdrew recognition from the archery association.
Until the suspensions are lifted, Indian athletes will be barred from the Olympics, and the boxers and archers excluded from world meets. “Indian sports detox begins,” tweeted rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra, India’s only individual Olympic gold medallist who won the 10m event at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 10th, 2012.