India's flag unfurled at Sochi Olympic village

February 16, 2014 03:49 pm | Updated May 18, 2016 08:42 am IST - ROSA KHUTOR

Indian luger Shiva Keshavan talks to reporters after a welcome ceremony for the Indian Olympic team at the Mountain Olympic Village at the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Sunday.

Indian luger Shiva Keshavan talks to reporters after a welcome ceremony for the Indian Olympic team at the Mountain Olympic Village at the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Sunday.

India’s flag has finally been raised at the mountain athletes village at Sochi, five days after the International Olympic Committee lifted a 14-month ban.

The raising of the tricolor symbolically marked the end of the suspension, a week after a new board to the Indian Olympic Association was elected.

The association’s new president, N. Ramachandran, says “I am thrilled and delighted... I don’t look into the past. I only look for the future.”

India has three athletes competing in Sochi. They carried the IOC flag during the opening ceremony on Feb. 7 and started the games as independent athletes.

Indian luger Shiva Keshavan, who finished competing before the IOC suspension was lifted, says “the symbolic change has happened, now we need to see the real change.”

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.