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Qualifying for Olympics just the start, says sailor Nethra Kumanan

Kumanan, who created history by becoming the first Indian woman sailor to secure an Olympics quota place in the Laser Radial event, said she wants to 'do the absolute best' at the quadrennial games

Youth World Boxing C'ship: Arundhati, Babyrojisana Chanu in QFs

Khelo India Games gold-medallist Arundhati Choudhary (69kg) and Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg) advanced to the quarterfinals, while three others from the country also notched up opening-round wins

AITA U-14: Arya Ganapathy wins boys' title, Snigdha Kanta girls' champion

Second seed Snigdha Kanta created a minor upset, overcoming top seed Zynah Amber Salar 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the girls' U-14 title

India's KC Ganapathy, Varun Thakkar qualify for Olympics in sailing

India's KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 49er category by finishing atop the field at the Mussanah Open Sailing Championships that concluded on Thursday.

ITF Tennis: Swede Bergevi upsets top seed Rawat in first round

Swedish pro Fiip Bergevi produced the biggest upset of Thursday as he knocked out top seed Sidharth Rawat with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win in the first round of the ITF Men's $15,000 New Delhi.

Arjun Atwal misses cut at Punta Cana Championships

Indian golfer Arjun Atwal (76-72) missed the cut even as two Major winners Danny Willett and Graeme McDowell were in contention to win the Corales Punta Cana Resort and Club Championships.

Odisha bags 'Best state of the decade for promotion of sports' award

Odisha govt, led by CM Naveen Patnaik, on Sunday received the prestigious Sportstar Aces Award, 'Best State of the decade for the Promotion of Sports' at an award ceremony in the state capital

Sports Ministry restores recognition of Gymnastics Federation of India

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to restore the recognition of the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) as a National Sports Federation (NSF)

Upcoming Salt Lake hockey international stadium gets Rs 20 cr boost

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a Rs 20 crore grant for the upcoming international hockey stadium inside the Saltlake Stadium Complex. The 6,500-capacity stadium, to be spread over an area of approximately three acres, is proposed to be built near gate number one of the Saltlake Stadium and is likely to come up within a year. "I'm hereby granting Rs 20 crore for the hockey astro-turf," Banerjee said at the Khelashree programme, an annual felicitation of the state's sportspersons, at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here. She also made a slew of announcements, including a pension scheme of Rs 1,000 for the former sportspersons of the state. "We have about 2,000-plus ex-players who are above 60 years. As a gratitude, I want to announce a state pension scheme for them with Rs 1,000 per month," she said. Under an upcoming scheme, the state government will now sponsor about 100 athletes. "I will tell (Sports Minister) Aroop (Biswas) to form a committee of expe

Government slashes fiscal 2021-22 sports budget by Rs 230 crore

In the Union budget presented in Parliament on Monday, the Central government allocated Rs.2,596.14 crore to sports

Kiren Rijiju urges people to encourage players by watching sports

Union minister Kiren Rijiju has made an appeal to people, saying that those who cannot play sports, should at least encourage the players by watching the games.

Sports ministry formally recognises yogasana as competitive sport

This will enable the ancient practice to avail government funding

Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 67.32 cr to 6 Khelo India State CoE

The Sports Ministry has approved six centres as the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE) and they will now be upgraded at a consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore for FY 2020-21 and subsequent four years in an effort to identify and groom Olympic level talent.The States of Assam, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, have been identified in the second leg.The centers identified in each state and the financial support extended includes:Assam: States Sports Academy, Sarusajai- Rs 7.96 croreMeghalaya: J N S Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya- Rs 8.39 croreDaman & Diu: New Sports Complex Silvassa- Rs 8.05 croreMadhya Pradesh: MP State Academy- Rs 19 croreMaharashtra: Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune- Rs 16 croreSikkim: Paljor Stadium, Gangtok - Rs 7.91 croreSpeaking about the initiative Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju in an official statement said, ..

Mizoram to become role model for other states in sports infrastructure: CM

The Mizoram government has taken an initiative to make the notheastern state a role model for others in the development of sports infrastructure, Chief Minister Zoramthanga said on Thursday.

Rijiju wants sports tournaments to begin from August without spectators

Given the uncertainty arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic, IOA president Narinder Batra pushed for flexibility with the annual calendars.

India will not host any international sport event anytime soon: Rijiju

Talking specifically about IPL 2020, Rijiju says it is the government's prerogative to take a call on conducting any tournament in the country

Aarogya Setu must, no sparring, no baton exchange for contact sports

Athletics, hockey, badminton, boxing and shooting were among the 11 disciplines that were permitted to resume outdoor training following relaxations in the lockdown.

India's next sports champions are being handpicked from tribal communities

Poverty, societal restrictions, family pressure - many of these athletes have overcome great odds to do what they love

'Dipa Karmakar: The small wonder' bags biography of the year

The biography accentuates how gymnastics as a sport has been majorly sidelined in India

National Sports Code: Ministry to file affidavit on HC's review panel stay

The Sports Ministry had formed a 13-member committee with former SC judge Justice (Retd) Mukundakam Sharma as chairman to review the controversial code after it was rejected by the IOA