Athletics coach Nikolai Snesarev found dead at NIS Patiala hostel roomThe dead body of the 72-year-old Snesarev, who returned to India after a gap of two years to be at the helm till the end of September, has ...
Assam government appoints Hima Das as DSP, athlete says it will motivate her"I thank our Hon'ble Chief Minister @sarbanandsonwal sir @himantabiswa sir for my appointment as Deputy SP with @assampolice The decision i...
Track star Hima Das found a new hobby in the lockdownDas says she’s been capturing pictures around the NIS campus, hostel area and the race track.
Sprinter Muhammed Anas Yahiya's home exercise regimen: Strength and agility training, with yogaFor the 400-metre individual 2020 event in Japan, Yahiya needs to clock 44.90 seconds.
We had to be careful to ensure athletes remain free from COVID-19: RijijuRijiju had already said that his ministry was devising a plan for a phased resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes, startin...
Plan to resume national camps shut due to COVID-19 from May end: Sports MinisterSports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said his ministry is devising a plan for phase-wise resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound a...
Dronacharya awardee athletics coach Joginder Singh Saini diesBorn on January 1, 1930 in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, Saini was a science graduate and became an athletics coach in 1954 after completi...
Sports Minister announces increase in diet budget of all athletes to bring parityEarlier, the diet budget for SAI trainees, junior athletes and senior athletes was Rs. 250, Rs. 480 and Rs. 690, respectively but Kiren Rij...
AFI to seek details of latest dope embarrassment from coachesThe yet-to-be-named athlete was suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after being caught with meldonium at the National Insti...
Modi praises Sonowal for performing his duty despite pollsSonowal was declared the chief ministerial candidate by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the Assam assembly polls were held on April...
Arjuna Award recommendation 'dream come true': MR PoovammaExpressing happiness at the recommendation for the coveted Arjuna Award, ace quartermiler MR Poovamma today described it as a "dream come t...
Treasure trove of Indian hockey's Olympic history lostA piece of Indian hockey's golden history seems to have been lost for good courtesy the apathy of Sports Authority of India (SAI) officials
Long jumper Ankit Sharma included in Indian team for Asian Athletics Championships in ChinaLong jumper Ankit Sharma included after he "apologised" for not informing it before shifting from NIS Patiala to SAI Thiruvananthapuram.
Sports Authority of India sees a record 100 athletes qualifying for Rio OlympicsIndia won an unprecedented six medals at the London Olympics after sending a record 83-athlete contingent in 13 disciplines.
- Indian athletes slam "unacceptable" living conditions at NIS
As the Indian contingent departs for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the NIS in Patiala has drawn severe flak from athletes and coaches.
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal meets Union Sports Minister, seeks support to promote sports in PunjabSonowal assured Badal that the union government would make every effort to promote sports in the state.
- Ram Singh to be expelled from National Institute of Sports after confessing to drug use
Ram, a former National Championships medallist, has admitted to experimenting with drugs along with Vijender Singh, who has denied the alle...