Bach: India could be kicked out of Games
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India faces the ultimate sanction of being kicked out of the Olympic movement unless it keeps corruption-tainted officials out of its ranks, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said yesterday.
Bach said in an AP interview the IOC is prepared to withdraw recognition of the Indian Olympic Association if it fails to comply with “rules of good governance” by Tuesday, a punishment that would leave the world’s second most populous nation out of all Olympic competitions.
“It’s about the principles,” Bach said. “Good governance for the IOC is a key issue. We need to be strict and to make sure the rules of good governance are being applied.”
If India is thrown out, it would be the first time a country has been kicked out of the Olympic movement since South Africa was expelled for its racial segregation policies more than 40 years ago.
The Indian Olympic body is scheduled to meet today in New Delhi to consider amending its constitution to meet the IOC’s directive. If there is no breakthrough, the IOC executive board is set to recommend “de-recognition” of the Indian committee at its meeting on Tuesday in Lausanne, Switzerland.
“We’ll see if there’s any last-moment move,” Bach said. “If not, then we have to consider to take the next step.”
The IOC suspended the Indian body a year ago because of government interference in its election process. While many of the issues have been resolved since then, the Indians have yet to agree to the IOC demand to bar officials who have been charged with a criminal offense — an impasse which has led to the final ultimatum.
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