A ban on India's Olympic Association (IOA) has been lifted, allowing the country to return to the Olympic fold. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had suspended India for electing officials accused of corruption in 2012, in breach of the Olympic charter.Indian athletes who have been competing at the Sochi Winter Games under the IOC flag now compete for their national Olympic committee. They can walk behind their national flag at the closing ceremony.This is the first time a suspension of a national Olympic committee has been lifted during an Olympic Games and it comes into effect immediately.