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International Olympic Committee -- IOC -- member for India, Randhir Singh, said on Wednesday the country has learnt the lessons of being suspended by the IOC over corruption issues. Indian athletes in Sochi, Russia, for the Winter Olympic Games will now be able to compete under their own flag.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Randhir Singh, International Olympic Committee member:
"It (India's suspension by the IOC) gave India very bad publicity, the Indian sportsmen suffered but on the other side it's been a good lesson for us. We have learnt that there's no way that you cannot any way defy the Olympic charter, you cannot defy the rules and regulations of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and that the International Olympic Committee is a supreme body."