2012 Olympic Bronze medallist, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt is extremely disappointed by this IOA's blunder of failing to reserve their quota of tickets with the international body for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A beautiful city in a beautiful country that is filled with tourists around the year. The city, which is hosting the next Olympic Games in August next year, naturally becomes a perfect holiday destination for sports fans who like to travel.

Tough luck, if you are from India though. In a gaffe that is sure to disappoint sports fans across the country, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has failed to reserve their quota of tickets with the international body for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The tickets won’t go on sale in India, as reported by Headlines Today, since the IOA missed deadlines to complete the paperwork with International Olympic Committee (IOC), despite their repeated reminders.

While the fans are at an obvious loss, the athletes are affected too.

2012 Olympic Bronze medallist, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt is extremely disappointed by this IOA blunder.

"It's a sad thing. It makes a lot of difference when our own people come and cheer us in the stadiums," Yogeshwar told Firstpost. "We will feel sad if there is no one in the stands. A nation of 120 crore and no one from India to cheer is sad. When there is no support, it surely affects our performance."

Yogeshwar also said that there was a need for better administration from the IOA in face of this shocking lase.

The Indian Express had reported this earlier as well, indicating that some of the IOA members were even unaware of the proper procedure to be followed. A few others also indicated that it wasn’t financially viable for the IOA to purchase tickets in bulk from the IOC as reselling them in the Indian market could prove difficult.

With the infighting in IOA over the position of its President N. Ramachandran becoming increasingly commonplace, this blunder is yet another incident of negative publicity for India’s governing body.