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New delegation from Sports Ministry to replace old one in RioIt is gathered that the OSD to Sports Minister Vijay Goyal lost his temper with the security personnel/and the Olympic organisers and conse...13 Aug, 2016, 07.11 AM IST- Corporate sponsors ride Olympics wave as other sports gain tractionFor the first time, the Indian Olympic Association has (IOA) hired a third party agency — IOS Sports and Entertainment — to manage sponsors...06 Aug, 2016, 01.19 AM IST
- Preparations in full swing for 'Run For Rio'Around 20,000 school children will participate in the event, which will commence from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium and conclude at Ja...29 Jul, 2016, 02.23 PM IST
- Sachin Tendulkar to fly to Rio; meet Indian Olympic squadTendulkar, who is an Indian Olympic Association goodwill ambassador, will leave for the Brazillian city on August 2 and also meet the India...22 Jul, 2016, 07.38 PM IST
- Golfers Anirban Lahiri , SSP, Aditi set to represent India at OlympicsLast year, Lahiri also created history by becoming the first Indian to be a part of the International Team at the Presidents Cup.12 Jul, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
- Indian food on Rio Olympics menu, daily allowance doubled: Sports MinistryThe Indian Olympic Association too had requested the Olympics Organising Committee to include Indian cuisine in the menu at the Games Villa...06 Jul, 2016, 06.45 PM IST
- Sprinter Dutee Chand qualifies for Rio Olympics, first woman in 100m dash in 36 years20-year-old Dutee clocked 11.30 seconds in the women's 100m heats and then ran an even better 11.24 seconds in the finals to win a silver m...25 Jun, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
- Abhinav Bindra to call it quits after Rio Olympics33-year-old Bindra, the 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist, said his 20-year-long sporting career has been a special one.10 Jun, 2016, 08.21 PM IST
- IOA postpones its Special GBM citing pre-occupation with preparation for RioThe IOA had called the Special GBM on June 9 to discuss preparation for the Olympics but this meeting stands postponed and will be held aft...31 May, 2016, 05.32 PM IST
- Rio Olympics: Exit Salman? IOA writes to Sachin Tendulkar for Goodwill Ambassador postYogeshwar Dutt, along with others, had also voiced his displeasure at the appointment of Salman.29 Apr, 2016, 02.03 PM IST
- Will work harder than ever for Olympic medal: Dipa KarmakarDipa returned to a hero's welcome early in the morning three days after she became the first Indian woman to qualify for Olympics at a qual...21 Apr, 2016, 04.32 PM IST
- Dipa Karmakar becomes 1st Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Rio Olympicsripura girl is 1st Indian gymnast in Rio Olympics. Karmakar was earlier unable to clinch an Olympic berth in the World Championships in Nov...19 Apr, 2016, 04.59 AM IST
- Ministry asks stakeholders to elect a national boxing bodyThe government asked all the stakeholders, including Indian Olympic Association, to work towards forming an elected federation for boxing i...15 Mar, 2016, 08.37 PM IST
- Sushil Kumar does not see controversy if he or Narsingh goes to Rio GamesStar grappler Sushil Kumar today said that he does not see any controversy over who gets to represent the country at the Rio Games later th...22 Jan, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
- Vikas Gowda qualifies for Olympics after revision of entry standards"The aim is to have more athletes achieving the standard and therefore, to get closer to the target number of participants," the IAAF said ...12 Dec, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
- TOP Scheme has been a big support: Saina NehwalWorld No. 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal today said the Sports Ministry's TOP scheme has been of immense help in her preparation for the Rio Games.08 Oct, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
- Rio 2016 would be my last Olympics appearance: Sushil KumarTwo-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar today said that 2016 edition in Rio de Janeiro will be his last appearance at the quadrennial extra...07 Jul, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
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