Vijay Goel ran riot in Rio

Vijay Goel received a sharp rap from the Rio Olympic organisers who accused him of flouting accreditation norms

Shakya Mitra  August 20, 2016 Last Updated at 00:29 IST

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Even as India's strongest ever contingent of over 100 sportspersons floundered in the first week of the 2016 Olympics, one particular Indian consistently continued to make news at Rio de Janeiro - unfortunately, for embarrassing reasons. Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel received a sharp rap from the Rio Olympic organisers who accused him of flouting accreditation norms. In a strongly-worded letter to Indian Chef-de-Mission Rakesh Gupta, Continental Manager for Rio 2016 Organising Committee Sarah Peterson said: "We have had multiple reports of your ...

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Vijay Goel ran riot in Rio