Indias Sporting Luck

For India, December 2012 will be remembered as the time when the Indian sports sector was
disgraced. During that month, the nation witnessed many suspensions imposed on panels governing
Indian sports. The first suspension was ordered by the International lympic !ommittee "I!#.
They enforced an in$unction on the Indian lympic %ssociation "I%# for allowing government
interference in the election process, corruption and failing to abide by the rules of the lympic
!harter.
For those who are not aware, the Indian lympic %ssociation "I%# is the group that is solely
responsible in selecting the sportsmen who will represent India in the lympic, &aralympic and
!ommonwealth 'ames. (y implementing this suspension, the I! prevents any sportsman from
representing India in future lympic sporting competitions. %n embarrassing misfortune for the
country, this ban affects every sportsman of India.
Following this course of action, the International (o)ing %ssociation also suspended the Indian
(o)ing Federation. *oon after, the *ports +inistry of India declared a suspension on the Indian
%mateur (o)ing Federation "I%(F#. %dditionally, the *ports +inistry de,recogni-ed the %rchery
%ssociation of India "%%I# as well. These Indian sports commissions faced such charges due to
their failure in following the *ports !ode.
%s many professionals of these sports have won medals for India, these prohibitions shoc.ed the
nation. For many months after this, these suspensions have affected the participation of Indian
sportsmen in international competitions. /hile it was astonishing, Indian athletes support the
actions ta.en against such sporting administrations. In fact, they consider the suspensions to be a
blessing in disguise. +any believe these penalties will lead to a cleaner and better sports governing
system for the country.

0ver since the suspensions, the I% and other Indian sports divisions have wor.ed overtime to earn
bac. India1s prestigious sports status, and it has not gone unnoticed. It led the International lympic
!ommittee to schedule a $oint meeting with the I% and *ports +inistry. Together, they will
discuss ways to resolve current issues and revo.e the suspension for the betterment of Indian
sportsmen. %ll Indian sportsmen should be happy about this news, as the changes that follow from
this meeting will serve to offer them greater opportunities to achieve their dreams in international
sports.