What a shame! No Indian flag at Sochi Winter Olympics

January 10, 2014 15:01

A bureacratic snag will force India's Olympic athletes to wave a generic flag at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, rather than the orange, white and green. Indian athletes are fuming at their Olympic Association for its sluggish response to a corruption scandal in December of 2012 that froze India's membership in the International Olympic Committee.

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. Read more

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