Rio Olympics officials warn India: Your delegation is pushy and rude

[Dubious]

• AUGUST 12 2016

India's sports minister, Vijay Goel, has been a conspicuous presence at Rio's Olympic Games, frequently spotted in the stands cheering on Indian athletes and taking selfies after their events.

But he and his large entourage have apparently raised the ire of Olympic officials with unruly behavior, repeatedly trying to push their way into competition zones without the proper credentials and responding rudely when checked, the Press Trust of India reported.

Vijay Goel, pictured in July, has defended his behaviour. Photo: Getty Images/Hindustan Times

On Wednesday, Olympic organizers threatened to withdraw Goel's accreditation if the behavior did not improve, sending a warning letter after he and his entourage tried to enter restricted areas in the gymnastics venue and the arena where fencing and taekwondo is held.

"We have had multiple reports of your Minister for Sports trying to enter accredited areas at venues with unaccredited individuals," Sarah Peterson, continental manager of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee wrote in the note. "When the staff tried to explain that this is not allowed, they reported that the people with the Minister have become aggressive and rude and sometimes pushed past our staff."

"Should our protocol team be made aware of further examples of this type of behavior, the accreditation of your Minister for Sports will be cancelled and his privileges at the Olympic Games withdrawn," the letter continued.

The leader of the Indian delegation called the matter "a non-issue being made an issue" and Goel himself said he had done nothing wrong, chalking it up to a "misunderstanding."

He tweeted, "To my knowledge, we have been following all rules & regulations. We are committed to the spirit of Olympics & back our Indian players."

Otherwise it's been a gloomy Olympics for India, with zero medals so far. Bummed-out fans on social media noted that Michael Phelps now has as many medals - 26 - as India has won in its history. Several prominent contenders have already been eliminated, including shooter Abhinav Bindra who won a gold medal in Beijing in 2008. He placed fourth this time.

"Go to Rio. Take selfies. Come back empty handed. What a waste of money and opportunity," author and columnist Shobhaa De said in a sardonic tweet. But some bright hopes remain, with competitors foraging ahead in boxing, golf, tennis, track and field and, yes, badminton.

The lone Indian woman gymnast, Dipa Karmakar, will compete in the vault finals on Sunday - showing off her fearsome double revolution "Vault of Death," the Produnova, attempted by few other gymnasts.

For a country of 1.25 billion people, India's low medal count has always been a source of consternation. Analysts say that there are myriad reasons for this. The national obsession is cricket, which is not an Olympic sport. India has not invested heavily in infrastructure and training for Olympians - Karmakar's first vault was made from parts of an old scooter.

Parents have historically emphasized academics over sport. And the sports' governing bodies have been dogged by corruption. The International Olympic Committee suspended the Indian Olympic Association for violations of its charter in 2012 because they had elected leaders with pending criminal charges.

In Sochi, India's three winter Olympians were not even allowed to compete for their country, carry the flag or wear the insignia. They competed as independents.

Later on Friday, a spokesman for the IOC said they were not aware of the threat or indeed the cancellation of the Indian sports minister's credentials.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympic...gation-is-pushy-and-rude-20160812-gqrld8.html

 

[Dubious]

Officials’ joy ride is of no use: Former athletes

BENGALURU: Amid the embarrassment suffered by the Indian contingent in Rio, with the organizers threatening to cancel sports minister Vijay Goel's accreditation for entering 'accredited areas at venues with unaccredited individuals', top coaches and former athletes said that this has been the case even at the previous Games with ministers and officials trying to hog the limelight.

"At the 2004 Athens Olympics, the then sports minister organized a party on the eve of Independence Day forcing all the officials to attend the same. As a result there was no one to cheer weightlifter N Kunjarani Devi when she competed. Had there been few more people to cheer her, Kunjarani could have even won a medal for India," a former coach who went to Athens told TOI.

"Athletes were even told to delay their training sessions as the officials said Mantri ji had arrived and may want to meet you. It may very well be the case even now. I can understand if the minister is there to cheer the athletes but if his actions disrupt their preparations then it is not done," he added.

Meanwhile, the sports ministry went into damage control mode and issued a press release saying "No formal communication has been received by the Ministry either from Rio Organization Committee or through IOA in this regard." The release also said according to DG SAI "the misunderstanding between an Indian official and official of Rio Organizing Committee arose due to language barrier."

"It is further clarified that from Ministry only a delegation size of three officials -- one joint secretary, one director and OSD to the minister are in Rio currently," the release added. According to sources in Rio, the minister will depart for New Delhi on Friday. "No his trip has not been cut short. It is as per schedule," they said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-use-Former-athletes/articleshow/53678684.cms

 

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  • AUGUST 12 2016

India's sports minister, Vijay Goel, has been a conspicuous presence at Rio's Olympic Games, frequently spotted in the stands cheering on Indian athletes and taking selfies after their events.

But he and his large entourage have apparently raised the ire of Olympic officials with unruly behavior, repeatedly trying to push their way into competition zones without the proper credentials and responding rudely when checked, the Press Trust of India reported.

Vijay Goel, pictured in July, has defended his behaviour. Photo: Getty Images/Hindustan Times

On Wednesday, Olympic organizers threatened to withdraw Goel's accreditation if the behavior did not improve, sending a warning letter after he and his entourage tried to enter restricted areas in the gymnastics venue and the arena where fencing and taekwondo is held.

"We have had multiple reports of your Minister for Sports trying to enter accredited areas at venues with unaccredited individuals," Sarah Peterson, continental manager of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee wrote in the note. "When the staff tried to explain that this is not allowed, they reported that the people with the Minister have become aggressive and rude and sometimes pushed past our staff."

"Should our protocol team be made aware of further examples of this type of behavior, the accreditation of your Minister for Sports will be cancelled and his privileges at the Olympic Games withdrawn," the letter continued.

The leader of the Indian delegation called the matter "a non-issue being made an issue" and Goel himself said he had done nothing wrong, chalking it up to a "misunderstanding."

He tweeted, "To my knowledge, we have been following all rules & regulations. We are committed to the spirit of Olympics & back our Indian players."

Otherwise it's been a gloomy Olympics for India, with zero medals so far. Bummed-out fans on social media noted that Michael Phelps now has as many medals - 26 - as India has won in its history. Several prominent contenders have already been eliminated, including shooter Abhinav Bindra who won a gold medal in Beijing in 2008. He placed fourth this time.

"Go to Rio. Take selfies. Come back empty handed. What a waste of money and opportunity," author and columnist Shobhaa De said in a sardonic tweet. But some bright hopes remain, with competitors foraging ahead in boxing, golf, tennis, track and field and, yes, badminton.

The lone Indian woman gymnast, Dipa Karmakar, will compete in the vault finals on Sunday - showing off her fearsome double revolution "Vault of Death," the Produnova, attempted by few other gymnasts.

For a country of 1.25 billion people, India's low medal count has always been a source of consternation. Analysts say that there are myriad reasons for this. The national obsession is cricket, which is not an Olympic sport. India has not invested heavily in infrastructure and training for Olympians - Karmakar's first vault was made from parts of an old scooter.

Parents have historically emphasized academics over sport. And the sports' governing bodies have been dogged by corruption. The International Olympic Committee suspended the Indian Olympic Association for violations of its charter in 2012 because they had elected leaders with pending criminal charges.

In Sochi, India's three winter Olympians were not even allowed to compete for their country, carry the flag or wear the insignia. They competed as independents.

Later on Friday, a spokesman for the IOC said they were not aware of the threat or indeed the cancellation of the Indian sports minister's credentials.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympic...gation-is-pushy-and-rude-20160812-gqrld8.html

After all it's incredible India

 

[Dubious]

What is disgraced former Indian Olympic Association boss doing in Rio?

Abhay Chautala, the controversial and charge-sheeted Abhay Chautala is at the Rio Games with an IOA accreditation which gives him complete access anywhere he likes.

As if the episode concerning India sports minister Vijay Goel being pulled up in Rio wasn't enough, now there is more embarrassment for India. Charge-sheeted and disgraced former IOA president Abhay Chautala is enjoying a gala time in Rio, posing in front of Christ the Redeemer and even with athletes, despite the fact that he has no official capacity to do so.

A source in IOA has confirmed to India Today that Chautala has been given a full access pass as an IOA guest. This would not be surprising as he is close both to current president N Ramachandran and India's Chef de Mission in Rio Rakesh Gupta.

Remember Chautala was at the helm of the IOA when the International Olympic Committee suspended India for violations in elections when he rose to the helm.

This once again brings into sharp focus how an event like Olympics is being handled by the IOA. While on one hand unaccredited members of the sports minister's entourage create ruckus, a tainted former official enjoys full privileges for no reason.

Now if only the IOA big wigs, N Ramachandran and secretary-general Rajeev Mehta will explain why they need a figure like Chautala there as a ' guest' and who is paying for his trip.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/olympi...io-olympics-2016-abhay-chautala/1/739239.html

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

What a dickhead, behaving like hes back home.

 

[shhh]

Yahan b bezti

 

[Spy Master]

Lol...Now wait for Indian members like @Levina to come and preach how Pakistanis should not post threads like this

 

[Levina]

Lol...Now wait for Indian members like @Levina to come and preach how Pakistanis should not post threads like this

I've always believed that people pelt stones at trees which bear fruits.

 

[salarsikander]

I've always believed that people pelt stones at trees which bear fruits.

I strongly beileve this is due to the very normal behavior found in third world countries> official abusing their power, thinking they are above the law. With an increasing image of Indian around the globe the official seems to reciprocating the desi behaviour sadly

 

[Levina]

I strongly beileve this is due to the very normal behavior found in third world countries> official abusing their power, thinking they are above the law. With an increasing image of Indian around the globe the official seems to reciprocating the desi behaviour sadly

I agree to it.
One thing that I hate about my country men is their inherent tendency to not follow the rules.
If there was a fencing then the entourage could have avoided barging into that place.

@Spy Master I read the article just now, my previous post was a reply to your post, and I still believe many of the threads on PDF posted by Pakistanis are nothing but an attempt to malign India, and (ofcourse) my country men respond in kind.

 

[salarsikander]

I agree to it.
One thing that I hate about my country men is their inherent tendency to not follow the rules.
If there was a fencing then the entourage could have avoided barging into that place.

@Spy Master I read the article just now, my previous post was a reply to your post, and I still believe many of the threads on PDF posted by Pakistanis are nothing but an attempt to malign India, and (ofcourse) my country men respond in kind.

Well thats not just limited to india ofc. the whole problem is found in whole of sub-continent. BTW @Levina Could you please a good link to read the history of subcontinent during mughal era? As A personal favour

 

[Levina]

Could you please a good link to read the history of subcontinent during mughal era?

Mughal era?
Ahem!
I will definitely do that, give me a day or two.

 

[livingdead]

Indians are rude.. I admit... the officers need to be humiliated publicly...

 

[salarsikander]

Now now...look who's talking?
Have me as an Indian not accepted that minister of sports should have better represented our country in Brazil?
You don't want us to get into a mud slinging competition do you?

Levi,

My dear please don't engage yourself in mud-slinging competition. You are better than this. It would be very disappointing to see you engaged in such debate. Ignore and move on. Or better yet if you find anything offensive please feel free to report

Indians are rude.. I admit... the officers need to be humiliated publicly...

LOL, Entire sub-continent is

 

[livingdead]

Levi,

My dear please don't engage yourself in mud-slinging competition. You are better than this. It would be very disappointing to see you engaged in such debate. Ignore and move on. Or better yet if you find anything offensive please feel free to report


LOL, Entire sub-continent is

I dont know about pakistan.. bd/lanka/nepal/bhutan are definitely not.... at least when outside their country.