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Independent Olympic Participants at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Independent Olympic Participants at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Three athletes from India qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia held between 7 and 23 February 2014. They initially entered the competition as Independent Olympic Participants due to the ongoing suspension of India's national olympic committee (NOC), the Indian Olympic Association since 2012.[3][4] However, on 11 February 2014, the IOC reinstated India's NOC, allowing two athletes with pending events to represent India at the 2014 Winter Olympics instead.[5] Shiva Keshavan, participating in Luge, was thus the only independent athlete at 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Background

India's National Olympic Committee, the Indian Olympic Association, was suspended by the International Olympic Committee due to government interference in the autonomy of the country's NOC in December 2012.[6] It was announced on 31 December 2013 that India would be competing under the Olympic flag in Sochi. Elections by the Indian Olympic Association were scheduled two days after the opening ceremony, which would not provide enough time for the suspension to be lifted.[7] The IOC ultimately reinstated the Indian Olympic Association on 11 February after Narayana Ramachandran, the president of the World Squash Federation, was voted in as its new president. While Shiva Keshavan had already competed in his events as an Independent Olympic Participant, two athletes who still had their events pending represented India at the 2014 Winter Olympics; this was the first time such a reinstatement of a NOC occurred as an Olympic Games were underway.[5]

Luge

Shiva Keshavan finished 37th in the men's singles luge event.
Further information: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics

India qualified a place in the men's singles when Shiva Keshavan finished in the top 40 (with a maximum of three per nation qualifying) during the 2013–14 Luge World Cup. As the event was held during the first weekend of the Games, Keshavan had to compete as an Independent Olympic Participant. Keshavan finished the four runs of the event in 37th position out of 39, marking his worst ever performance at the Winter Olympics.[8]

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References

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    "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony — Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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    "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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    "Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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    "Three Indians to take part in Sochi Winter Games". The Times of India. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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    "International Olympic Committee reinstates India at Sochi after ban - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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    "IOC bans India from Olympics". CBC Sports. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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    "Sochi Games: Four Indian skiers to go as independent athletes". Zee news. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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    "Sochi 2014: India's Shiva Keshavan registers worst Winter Olympics performance, finishes 37th". Press Trust of India. Sochi, Russia: NDTV. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

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