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Confident of entering 90 m club this season: Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra

Javelin thrower and the reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will begin his Diamond League title defence in the Doha meeting on May 5

Doping suspension lifted after samples didn't match, says Peter Bol

Olympic 800-meter finalist Peter Bol on Tuesday said his provisional doping suspension has been lifted after the A and B samples didn't match. Usually testing of the B sample confirms the original adverse finding in doping cases. I was just informed that my B sample did not match my A sample, Bol posted on Twitter. My provisional suspension has been lifted by Sport Integrity Australia. Sport Integrity Australia later confirmed testing of the B sample by a World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory showed an atypical finding, but that in itself is not the same as a negative test result. The investigation into the matter remains ongoing. Sport Integrity Australia will, as part of its investigation, proceed to consider whether any anti-doping rule violations have been committed, the government-backed agency said in a statement. It is not possible to provide a timeframe at this point. Bol repeated Tuesday that he's never taken banned performance-enhancing substances and he descr

Khelo India Youth Games 2023: Sports Ministry launches app for athletes

The Sports Ministry has launched a mobile application for the athletes taking part in the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games. The Games will be held in Bhopal from January 30 to February 11. The app will allow access to all information about the Games, on a click of a button. The app gives an athlete a chance to check if his or her verified documents have been uploaded, before the start of the Games. After successful registration, the athlete can check the status of the issuance of their sporting kits, the hotel in which the athlete has to stay, transportation plan for to and from the venue, as well as important contact numbers on which athletes can call in case of an emergency.

Khel Mahakumbh to give new opportunities for local sportspersons to fly: PM

The Prime Minister mentioned that there was a time when sports were considered an extra-curricular activity

India proud of its athletes: PM as the country wins T20 World Cup for Blind

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed delight at India winning the T20 World Cup for the Blind, and said the country is proud of its athletes. Modi tweeted, "India is proud of our athletes. Delighted that we have won the T-20 World Cup for the Blind. Congratulations to our team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours." Riding on brilliant centuries from captain Ajay Kumar Reddy and Sunil Ramesh, India thrashed Bangladesh by 120 runs in the final to win their third consecutive title in the T20 World Cup for the Blind here on Saturday.

IOC to look to allow Russian, Belarus athletes' international participation

"The OCA offered to facilitate the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in competitions in Asia under its authority, while respecting the sanctions in place"

Govt to establish dietary supplements testing labs: Sports Secretary

To prevent "inadvertent" use of prohibited substances by the athletes, the government will establish laboratories for testing dietary supplements, sports secretary Sujata Chaturvedi said on Saturday. Many sports persons, after failing dope tests, have claimed that they ingested prohibited substances 'inadvertently' through dietary supplements. Chaturvedi emphasised on having regulated testing facilities for the dietary supplements. "We recently entered into an MoU with the National Forensic Science University, Ahmedabad and the Food Safety Standards Authority of India, for a lab to help with the dietary supplement testing," Chaturvedi said at a function orgainsed by FICCI. "We are now heading towards a completely revamped national anti-doping programme housed in our National Anti-doping Agency," Chaturvedi said during the TURF2022 & India Sports Awards event. In August, the Parliament passed the National Anti-Doping Bill which seeks to provide a statutory framework for the ...

Sports min approves foreign training camps for Neeraj, 3 other athletes

The sports ministry has approved Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra's proposal to train at Loughborough University in the UK. Star javelin thrower Neeraj, along with coach Klaus Bartonietz and physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha, would be training at Loughborough for 63 days and are set to leave for the UK later this week. Besides Neeraj, the government's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), in its 86th meeting Friday, also cleared the proposals for shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, wrestler Deepak Punia, and javelin thrower and Commonwealth Games medallist Annu Rani. The approximate cost for the training of all the above-mentioned athletes would be around Rs 94 lakh which would be cleared under the sports ministry's National Sports Development Fund (NSDF). Srikanth, along with his coach and physiotherapist will be training at Prisma Sports Club in Jakarta for 29 days. Punia will be with his physiotherapist in Michigan for 34 days, while Annu Rani will be training with her physiotherapist at ...

Ironman 70.3: Young and old flock to Goan beach for gruelling test

Local participation has improved, developing more such events for India, says event organiser

Ironman 70.3 Goa: Athletes from 33 countries will test endurance on Sunday

1,450 athletes would be participating in the eight-hour triathlon

Delhi's Mohit Sherawat clinches 81-kg judo gold despite dislocated shoulder

Delhi's Mohit Sherawat battled through a dislocated shoulder to clinch the gold medal in men's 81kg judo at the National Games here on Saturday. Mohit needed to protect his dislocated right shoulder but instead of defending to avoid further injury, he went for broke and won both his semifinal and final bouts within the first few seconds at the Mahatma Mandir Complex. Mohit, who had won the Senior Nationals title in Lucknow earlier this year, had dislocated his shoulder midway through the quarterfinal against Sarabjit Singh of Punjab. "I was leading by a point then. So I decided to play it safe because if I had called for medical attention, I would have had to concede. But he made a mistake and I got a throw. "In the semifinal and final, I decided to just go for a throw if I get the right grip and it worked wonderfully for me," said Mohit Sherawat. The Delhi judoka said his next target is to make it to the Asian Games next year. "Indian judokas have started doing well on the ...

Fitness culture among 'Divyangs' being promoted: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that many institutions in India are working to increase the fitness levels and participation of 'Divyangs' in sports and the country is winning laurels in para-sports.Addressing the nation on the 92nd episode of his monthly Radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', PM Modi said, "India is winning laurels in para-sports. We have all been witness to this in many tournaments. There are many institutes that are working on helping Divangs increase their fitness levels & participate in sports. Today there are many people who are engaged in promoting the fitness culture among the specially-abled at the grassroots level. This imparts a lot of strength to the self-confidence of the specially-abled."India has won many accomplishments and set new records in para-sports as of late.Earlier in September, Indian javelin thrower and Paralympics gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia clinched a silver medal for the country in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix held ..

Indian athletes shine in Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix with 19 medals

Paralympic Games silver medallist high jumper Nishad Kumar set a new Asian record while Neeraj Yadav set a new National Record on his way to gold in the Marrakech Para Athletics Grand Prix in Morocco

How technology played a part in India scripting triple jump history

Separated by visa issues, coach, athletes turned to WhatsApp; came home with gold & silver

Had felt my season was over after groin injury: Neeraj on missing CWG 2022

Neeraj has now qualified for the Diamond League final on September 7-8 in Zurich, Switzerland, as well as the 2023 World Championships, which has a qualification mark of 85.20m

Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt files for trademarks to protect victory pose

Usain Bolt is looking to sell clothing and fashion accessories under a logo that looks like the victory pose he made famous

PM Modi felicitates India's Commonwealth Games contingent with 61 medals

The PM said that it was a matter of pride that due to the splendid work of the sportspersons, the country is entering into the "Azadi ka Amrit kaal with an inspiring achievement".

CWG 2022: Beyond shooting, India finds 61 reasons to cheer in Birmingham

The athletes showed that India can look beyond Shooting. India, with 61 medals including 22 gold at Birmingham 2022 surprised all by winning in events where not even the ardent fans believed it could

Rotterdam 2022: Noida cop wins Bronze in World Police and Fire Games

Gagan Kumar Paswan's sporting achievement gave the country another reason to cheer amid the Indian athletes' remarkable performance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 7: India medal contenders to watch today

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 7: With Hima Das, Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees at key CWG 2022 events, who will win today?