Stakeholders should ensure athletes are in best possible shape for Olympics: Mansukh MandaviyaSports Minister Mandaviya emphasizes the importance of ensuring Indian athletes are mentally and physically prepared for the Paris Olympics...
12 Jul, 2024, 08.42 PM IST
Mission 2032: JSW’s Inspire Institute of Sport launches elite swimming programme with Mizuho BankSwimming is the second biggest medal event at the Olympics with as many as 37 gold medals up for grabs at the upcoming Paris Games. But Ind...
08 Jul, 2024, 07.18 PM IST
Sports infra worth Rs 3000 cr established under Khelo India: Anurag ThakurThe minister, while virtually addressing students of a private university in Greater Noida, also described how the Khelo India programme an...
23 Feb, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Sports Authority appoints Vibhas Sen as member of para fencing TIDC"I am happy to be nominated for Para Fencing by TIDC. My mission statement would be to inspire and empower para-athletes to reach their ful...
02 Jun, 2023, 03.46 PM IST
Reaching Olympics via revamp: India’s Tokyo contingent is our most diverse ever, with many firstsOver the past few years, the groundwork has been laid to ensure India becomes a sporting powerhouse in the times ahead. The ministry of you...
24 Jul, 2021, 10.55 AM 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
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01 Dec, 2016, 06.09 PM IST
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01 Dec, 2016, 06.04 PM IST
Sports Ministry tells NSFs to identify Tokyo 2020 prospectsThe Ministry said the move, approved by the Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel, is intended to give a head-start to the country's preparation...
02 Nov, 2016, 02.32 PM IST
The big results under TOPS scheme will come in 2020 and 2024: Anju Bobby George"This is the first time the government is supporting a scheme for such a long term, till 2024. Normally, for any other event, it is for six...
28 Aug, 2016, 09.07 AM IST
Britain began preparing for Rio the day after the 2008 Olympics ended: Simon Timson, UK Sport"After Atlanta Games, it was decided that around 20% of the funds of the National Lottery would be put into sport, of which UK Sport receiv...
28 Aug, 2016, 07.59 AM IST
India stingy during training, splurges after medalsThe sports ministry runs a special programme for improving India's medal prospects in the Olympic games called the Target Olympic Podium (T...
24 Aug, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
We need to start preparing for 2020 Tokyo from now: Vijay Goel"But we need to start preparing for Tokyo 2020 from now and I am expecting over 200 athletes to qualify from India in the next Olympics," h...
22 Aug, 2016, 04.16 PM IST
Jitu Rai, Kheta Ram and five other Indian Army's Olympic medal hopefuls to fly to RioSelecting its top athletes after gruelling qualifiers, the army has chosen three for the marathon, three for shooting and one for the athle...
26 Jan, 2016, 06.16 AM IST
India will win 10 plus medals at Rio Olympics: Sarbananda SonowalThe Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is confident that India's medal tally in next year's Rio Olympic Games will go up to 10 plus from si...
20 Jun, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
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.
16 Apr, 2015, 05.21 PM IST
One-year ban on Sarita Devi is not a big penalty: Vijender SinghVijender Singh said the one-year AIBA ban on Sarita Devi was not a big penalty and it was actually a good decision since she was not banned...
18 Dec, 2014, 11.22 PM IST