New Delhi: After five months, India is back in the Olympics. Members of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) met officials from the International Olympic Committee in Laussane on Tuesday and presented its case to lift the ban imposed on it.
The meeting assumed great importance for India's sporting future as it was for the first time that IOC and IOA sat down for discussion, after the country was suspended for failing to adhere to the Olympic charter.
The meeting was attended by Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, Sports Secretary P K Deb, Beijing Olympics gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra and Olympian sailor Malav Shroff.
The joint meeting was from 9 am to 12 noon (local time). It was followed by the Sports Ministry delegation making a courtesy call to IOC President Jacques Rogge.
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