Olympic gold medals are worth more than ever after cost of metals surgedThe 2023 Paris Olympic gold medals had an all-time high value of around $900, driven by elevated gold and silver prices. Olympians benefit ...
11 Aug, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Indian athletes create history, bag 111 medals in Hangzhou Asian Para GamesThe fact that India's para-athletes have surpassed the 100-medal milestone in the Asian Games is what makes this feat so noteworthy in the ...
30 Oct, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary takes sensational 5000m gold, Annu Rani emerges on top in Javelin throwIndian athletes had a successful day in track and field at the Asian Games, winning six medals. Annu Rani won gold in the javelin throw, be...
04 Oct, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Haryana announces Rs 6 crore for Manish Narwal, Rs 4 crore for Singhraj AdhanaThe state also announced government jobs for the medal winners, according to an official statement.
04 Sep, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
Haryana, Punjab announce cash awards for Olympic medallists"Our wrestler Ravi Dahiya put up a great performance in a keenly contested bout. I congratulate him for winning a silver medal," Khattar sa...
05 Aug, 2021, 09.54 PM IST
Narinder Batra's call to boycott the Commonwealth Games is wrong and rightBoycotting CWG isn’t the correct approach but what the IOA president said about monetary reward to athletes should be discussed in detail
27 Sep, 2019, 08.16 AM IST
Sports minster gives Rs 1.82 crore to medallists of para-badminton world c'ships, policy amendedIt has also been decided that medal winners will be given their cash awards the day they return to the country after an international event.
27 Aug, 2019, 05.39 PM IST
Gold rush continues for juniors, Gurpreet adds senior silver at ISSF WCIndia were placed third in the medals tally with 11 gold, nine silver and seven bronze medals for a total of 27, making this their best per...
14 Sep, 2018, 12.45 PM IST
Dutee Chand bags second medal, wins 200m silverDutee Chand won more than one medal at the Asian Games as she added a silver to her kitty after finishing second earlier in the women's 100...
29 Aug, 2018, 05.51 PM IST
Fame and shame: Anish, Bajrang shine after needle pricks India againIndia's medal tally rose to 42, including 17 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze. India had won 15 gold medals in the 2014 Glasgow Games.
13 Apr, 2018, 07.48 PM IST
Will provide best of opportunities to sportspersons: Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreThe 47-year-old Athens Olympics silver medallist was made the sports minister in place of Vijay Goel in a major reshuffle by Prime Minister...
03 Sep, 2017, 06.15 PM IST
Rs 4 crore, governement job for Deepa Malik: Anil VijAnil Vij said that Deepa Malik would also be given a government job as per her educational qualifications.
17 Sep, 2016, 11.01 PM IST
Haryana announces cash award for Sindhu, Dipa, LalitaThe decision to award these Olympians from outside Haryana would inspire the girls across the country to pursue sports and bring laurels.
20 Aug, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
Haryana unveils new Sports Policy, hikes award moneyAs far as eligibility and conditions for cash award are concerned, sportspersons should have represented Haryana in national team in nation...
12 Jan, 2015, 10.45 PM IST
Some success, some heartbreak for Indian athletics in 2014The year also saw some respite from the doping menace, which had marred the Indian athletics scene in the last few years.
30 Dec, 2014, 01.09 PM IST
Sports Authority of India sanctions 2 crore to four shooters for CWG, Asian GamesThe Sports Authority of India has sanctioned more than Rs two crore for specialised training to four elite marksmen with an eye on CWG and ...
07 Feb, 2014, 06.11 PM IST
FCI announces new sports policy; prize money up-to Rs 10 lacState-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) today announced new sports policy for its employees and raise the award money up to Rs 10 lakh fo...
12 Jul, 2013, 07.37 PM IST