Commonwealth Games 2030: Key venues such as SVP complex set for completion by 2029Ahmedabad's sports complexes for the 2030 Commonwealth Games are nearing completion. Key venues like the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports En...
23 May, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
A nation of sporting moments, not yet a sporting cultureIndia celebrates sports in flashes, with non-cricket athletes often struggling for recognition and financial security. Despite government s...
20 May, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
India's aspirations 'no longer limited to its borders': PM Narendra Modi to diaspora in NetherlandsPrime Minister Narendra Modi described India as a land of opportunities undergoing unprecedented transformation. He stated India's aspirati...
16 May, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Tasked to work on India''s 2036 Olympic bid, 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad: Leander PaesTennis legend Leander Paes will focus on India's 2036 Olympic bid and youth development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assigned him this...
04 Apr, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
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...
07 Jan, 2025, 04.40 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
Who is Sharath Kamal, table tennis star leading India's contingent at Paris Olympics 2024Sharath Kamal, India's ace table tennis player, will carry the Indian flag at the Paris 2024 Olympics, marking his fifth and final Olympics...
24 Mar, 2024, 04.26 PM IST
IOA replaces all four deputy chefs de mission nominated by previous regimeThe Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has replaced all four deputy chefs de mission for the Hangzhou Asian Games, while retaining Bhupender ...
06 Sep, 2023, 01.04 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
Manager of India's Winter Olympics contingent tests COVID positive upon arrival in BeijingThe manager of India's Winter Olympics contingent, Mohammad Abbas Wani, has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival at the Beijing Airpor...
02 Feb, 2022, 10.43 AM 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
How the army plans to correct its male-only Mission Olympics programme by inducting womenThe Mission — under which there are five training nodes and a state-of-the-art Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune that gives training in 1...
30 Aug, 2021, 09.52 AM IST
Neeraj Chopra, a junior commissioned officer in the Indian Army; likely to get promotion for Olympic gold winChopra was enrolled into the 4 Rajputana Rifles as a Naib Subedar on 15 May 15, 2016.
09 Aug, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
Saif Ali Khan named brand ambassador of Olympic Gold FestNational award-winning actor Saif Ali Khan has been named the brand ambassador of Olympic Gold Quest.
08 Oct, 2014, 05.15 PM IST
Saif Ali Khan named brand ambassador of Olympic Gold FestSaif also announced a contribution of Rs 20L every year till 2016 Olympics to Sethi & Padukone's NGO that aims at helping Indian athletes w...
07 Oct, 2014, 09.30 PM IST