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...
21 Jun, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
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...
23 May, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
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...
09 May, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
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...
02 Sep, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
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...
22 Aug, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
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...
26 Jan, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
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...
23 Jan, 2023, 04.02 PM IST
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...
26 Nov, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
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 ...
19 Nov, 2022, 07.23 PM IST
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...
12 Jan, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
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.
13 Dec, 2021, 09.17 PM IST
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.
02 Dec, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
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, ...
11 Jun, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
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...
07 Apr, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
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...
29 Nov, 2020, 02.50 PM IST
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...
30 Dec, 2018, 03.14 PM IST
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...
15 Jun, 2016, 04.43 PM IST