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India Face Olympic Ban Over 'Rules Of Good Governance' Says IOC
BBC NEWS, OLYMPICS
December 7, 2013: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says India face expulsion from the Olympic movement unless they comply with ethics rules. India were suspended by the IOC last year because of government interference in its election process.
They have yet to agree to IOC demands to bar officials who have been charged with a criminal offence - an impasse which has led to the final ultimatum.
"The [Olympic] charter is clear," Bach told Associated Press. "If the suspension leads to no solution, then further steps could be withdrawal of recognition." "We need to be strict and to make sure the rules of good governance are being applied," Bach added.
No country has been banned from the Olympics since the South Africa team was expelled between 1968-1988 during the apartheid era.
The Indian body is due to meet on Sunday to consider their position. India won two silver medals and four bronze at the London Olympics last year.
