India&rsquo;s only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra made no secret of his anguish yesterday moments after the three-man Indian contingent walked sans the tri-colour at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi last night.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/feb/Winter-Olympics0802.jpg" alt="" /> The three-man Indian contingent at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Sochi yesterday. Pic/AFP.
Given the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to ethical and administrative reasons, luger Shiva Keshavan, Alpine skier Himanshu Thakur and cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal walked behind the IOC flag at the Games&rsquo; opening ceremony yesterday. Bindra immediately tweeted: &ldquo;Watching the Sochi opening ceremony at The Hague. Ashamed and saddened that India is not represented because of incompetence.&rdquo;
<img title="Abhinav Bindra" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/feb/Abhinav-Bindra.jpg" alt="" /> Abhinav Bindra
The IOA was suspended by the IOC in December 2012 due to its failure to comply with the Olympic Charter. Owing to this, a number of Indian athletes including boxers have had to participate in international events sans the national flag.

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