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Not under consideration: Sports Ministry dismisses talk of turning cricketers into baseball playersThe Sports ministry dismissed rumors of converting cricket players into baseball athletes for events like the Asian Games or Olympics. A mi...
Stay inspired, strive for excellence: Gagan Narang to athletes missing out on Khel RatnaOlympic medallist shooter Gagan Narang encourages athletes not to be disheartened by not receiving the Khel Ratna, but instead to aim for m...
All that glitters is gold: Athletics biggest gainer in govt funding for Paris Olympics preparationsAccording to official data from the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), which is available with PTI, the governme...
India to push its 2036 Olympic bid case in Paris; will seek inclusion of indigenous disciplinesIndia's sports administrators will lobby hard at the Paris Olympics for a successful 2036 Olympic bid, advocating for the inclusion of indi...
Sports Ministry approves foreign training for Lakshya and Sindhu ahead of OlympicsIndian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and P V Sindhu will train in France and Germany respectively for their Olympic preparations with financial ass...
United World Wrestling suspends Bajrang Punia; Sports Authority of India approves training abroad but wrestler cancels tripUnited World Wrestling (UWW) suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of the year for refusing National Anti Doping Agency's (NADA's) dope test...
Sports Ministry approves preparatory camp for Neeraj Chopra in SwitzerlandThe Mission Olympic Cell has approved the participation of Neeraj Chopra, the current World Athletics Champion in javelin throw, for a 12-d...
Sports ministry clears Bajrang, Deepak Punia''s proposals for foreign trainingThe Sports Authority of India (SAI) wanted Olympic-medallist wrestler Bajrang to attend the trials for the World Championships or provide f...
Government approves participation of wrestlers for Ranking Series Zagreb OpenThe oversight committee was formed by the sports ministry earlier this week to investigate the charges including those of sexual harassment...
MC Mary Kom to lead Oversight Committee to probe allegations against WFI presidentThe other members of the panel are Olympic medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, former badminton player and Mission Olympic Cell member Trupt...
Gujarat election 2022: BJP releases manifesto, promises implementation of UCC Committee's recommendationsGujarat election 2022: BJP President J P Nadda, while launching the party's manifesto, said that it will make a law pertaining to damages t...
Sports Ministry approves foreign training camps for Neeraj Chopra and three othersNeeraj, along with coach Dr. Klaus Bartonietz and physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha would be training at Loughborough for 63 days and are set ...
Sports Ministry approves additional financial aid for Olympic medallist wrestler Bajrang PuniaGreco-Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar, meanwhile, has been approved an amount of Rs 10.85 lakh towards a special training camp at Romania and Hu...
Re-constituted MOC holds first meeting; discusses preparations for 2022 CWG, Asiad and TOPSThe minister said the government is not shying away from spending money on sports and would not hesitate to increase the budget.
Sports Ministry adds seven former athletes to Mission Olympics CellMission Olympic Cell drives India's Olympics preparation through Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS), an initiative of the ministry.
Sports Ministry not to send its delegation to Tokyo OlympicsThe Sports Ministry on Friday said it has decided against sending its delegation to Tokyo Olympics to accommodate "maximum" support staff, ...
Olympic-bound tennis ace Sania Mirza included in TOPS after gap of four yearsThe 34-year-old multiple Grand Slam winner had opted out of the scheme when she was selected last in 2017 because of an injury breakdown th...
Olympic-bound race walker KT Irfan, sprinter Dutee Chand included in TOPS core groupStar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who has also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, and top sprinter Hima Das were retained in the TOPS core...
Rs 100 crore earmarked for funding of athletes under TOPS for 2020 Olympics: SAIThe TOPS, which was launched in September 2014, is a flagship programme of the sports ministry to provide financial assistance to potential...
Sports Council recommends including sports expenditure under CSREarlier, CSR funds were required to be spent on 'training to promote rural sports, nationally recognised sports, Paralympics sports and Oly...