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Diljit's concert leaves JLN Stadium in a mess, athletes' training impacted

The venue, which serves as a primary training ground for athletes, was littered with garbage, beer bottles, and broken equipment

Mandaviya lauds Manu Bhaker, calls her product of Khelo India ecosystem

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said Manu Bhaker, who became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal in the ongoing Paris Games, is a product of the sporting ecosystem created by the government's flagship Khelo India programme. Bhaker showed tremendous fighting spirit on Sunday to end a 12-year medal drought for shooting at the quadrennial showpiece and put India on Paris Games medal table with her 10m air pistol bronze. "When she met PM Modi (before the Games), she told him that 'the initiative of Khelo India has helped many athletes like myself in shaping our careers' and today, through Khelo India, many athletes are participating in many events," Mandaviya told PTI in an interaction here. Bhaker, who has a plethora of international medals in her cabinet including gold from the world championships, has also been a gold-medallist at the Khelo India Games. "Khelo India has two important flanks, through the KIRTI Project, we are doing talent identification

UWW suspends Bajrang; SAI okays abroad training but wrestler cancels trip

Wrestling's world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test. However, in a rather surprising decision, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) sanctioned close to Rs nine lakh for his training abroad despite being well aware of NADA's order. Bajrang, one of the country's most successful wrestlers, was suspended by NADA on April 23 after being served a whereabouts failure notice on April 18. In his defence, the Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist said he never refused to give his sample for testing but merely asked the Dope Control Officer to explain the presence of expired kits which were brought to take his sample. Bajrang told PTI that he has not received any communication from the UWW about his suspension but the world governing body while updating its internal system clearly mentions that he stands suspended. "Suspended for the following reason until Dec 31

Lifter Achinta Sheuli caught entering women's hostel at night, expelled

Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Achinta Sheuli has been expelled from the Paris Olympics preparatory camp after he was caught entering the women's hostel at night at NIS Patiala. The disciplinary breach occurred on Thursday night. The 22-year-old, who competes in the men's 73kg weight class, was caught by security personnel, who made a video of the lifter. "Obviously, such indiscipline will not be tolerated. Achinta was asked to leave the camp immediately," an Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) official told PTI on condition of anonymity. The Sports Authority of India and NIS Patiala Executive Director Vineet Kumar were immediately made aware of the incident. Since there was video evidence of the incident, SAI did not constitute an investigating panel. "The video was sent to NIS Patiala ED Vineet Kumar and the SAI headquarters in New Delhi and IWLF was asked to remove Achinta from the camp," a SAI source said. Sheuli, who won the gold medal at the 2022 Birmingha

Our govt has provided assistance to athletes to excel, flourish: PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi said that the BJP government, be it in states or at the Centre, gives top priority to youth and the sports budget has seen a three-fold increase over the last 10 years

SAI Recruitment 2024: Apply online for 214 Coach and other positions

Sports Authority of India (SAI) under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is seeking applications for 214 positions on its official website. Applications can be submitted online by Jan 30, 2024

WFI to seek suspension revocation from sports ministry through dialogue

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday decided that it will seek a dialogue with the Sports Ministry for revocation of its suspension, saying it does not want a clash with the government and the legal options will be explored only if talks fail. The WFI had earlier said it will knock the doors of judiciary to get the suspension revoked but had a change of mind at its Executive Council (EC) meeting, which was chaired by President Sanjay Singh and attended by 12 other elected members. Secretary General Prem Chand Lochab and Senior Vice President Devender Kadian skipped the meet. "We do not want a clash with the government. We are not moving court as of today. We will seek time from the ministry and a delegation will try and speak with the government," Sanjay Singh told PTI after the meeting. Asked if he won't get time from the ministry, he said, "First we have to try. We want to know what we need to do to get the suspension lifted. Like UWW had set certain conditions when

Nancy, Elavenil win air rifle gold, silver at Asia Olympic qualifiers

Budding shooter Nancy and Olympian Elavenil Valarivan came up with a grand performance in women's 10m air rifle, clinching gold and silver respectively at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers here on Wednesday. Teenager Nancy, the junior world team champion, shot a superb 252.8 in the final field of eight to clinch the top spot. Compatriot Elavenil was unlucky to miss the gold by a fraction of a point, aggregating 252.7. India narrowly missed a clean sweep in the women's 10m air rifle final after Mehuli Ghosh finished fourth with 210 points behind China's Shen Yufan. India's world champion marksman Rudrankksh Patil settled for a bronze medal in men's 10m air rifle shooting 228.7 in the final, which was won by Ma Sihan of China (251.4), while Korea's Daehan Choe bagged silver. Another Indian to make the final, Arjun Babuta, finished sixth. Rudrankksh had qualified for the eight-shooter final placed third with a score of 630.4, while Babuta (629.6) was fourth going into the medal round. Na

IOA appoints Raghuram lyer as its CEO after meticulous selection process

IOA president PT Usha spoke on behalf of the Nomination Committee and expressed confidence in lyer's ability to steer the IOA to new heights

In NEP, arrangements being made to study sports as formal subject: Pradhan

"In the last 9 and half years, Fit India, and Khelo India were introduced and Yoga was taken to the international level. Making a person physically strong is an important thing," Pradhan said

Anurag Thakur inaugurates 33 Khelo India centres across Rajasthan

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated 33 Khelo India centres in the State of Rajasthan this morning at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.Union Sports Minister announced that a National Center of Excellence with a dedicated sports science centre will be set up in Rajasthan along with an additional 18 Khelo India centres, thus taking the total number of Khelo India centres in the State to 51.It was also announced that future competitions will be organised between Khelo India Centers while the Coaching the Coaches programme will also be extended to the Khelo India Center Coaches as well and the KIC coaches will be trained by getting them attached to national & international coaches.Rajasthan Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Ashok Chandna was also present at the event as well as other eminent dignitaries from the State, YAS Ministry and SAI.Addressing the event, Anurag Singh Thakur mentioned, "We want all States to grow in terms of sports.

Business side of sports very fragmented: JSW Sports' Manisha Malhotra

No consolidation has been made to create an industry of sports, she says

Anurag Thakur unveils newly constructed hostel of SAI in Lucknow, UP

Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur unveiled the newly constructed hostel of Sports Authority of India Centre Lucknow on Sunday, said a press release

Khelo India has given platform to thousands of young players: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Friday inaugurated the third Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg. The third edition of the Khelo India Winter Games will be held

Union Budget 2023: Sports Ministry receives over Rs 700-crore boost

In a year when the Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for 2024 Paris Olympics, the Sports Ministry has got a fillip with the government allocating Rs 3,397.32 crore, an increase of Rs 723.97 crore, in the Union Budget here on Wednesday. The amount is more than the revised budget of the previous financial year (2022-23) when the ministry received Rs 2,673.35 crore, as against the actual allocation of Rs 3,062.60 crore. One of the reasons for the reduced revised allocation for 2022-23 could be the postponement of the Hangzhou Asian Games, which will be held this year. The ministry's flagship programme, 'Khelo India -- National Programme for Development of Sports' continues to be the government's priority, with it being allotted Rs 1,045 crore as against the revised allocation of Rs 606 crore during the previous financial year. This is an increase of Rs 439 crore and points to the government's commitment to the programme, which over the years, has shown the ..

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.

No contest for vice-president in IOA elections after candidature withdrawal

Six-time Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan on Saturday withdrew his candidature for an executive council member's position ahead of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections. Rowing Federation of India president Rajlaxmi Singh Deo will be elected unopposed to the post of vice president (female) in the December 10 elections after Alaknanda Ashok of Badminton Association of India pulled out on the last day of withdrawal. Keshavan, who had filed nomination papers for one of the four positions of the ordinary executive council members, withdrew his candidature to avoid "division of votes" among candidates from winter sports. Ice Skating Association of India's Amitabh Sharma and Ice Hockey Association of India's Harjinder Singh are also candidates for executive council members. "I decided to withdraw as it made no sense to have three people from winter sports that would divide votes. Winter sports would have been left out," Keshavan, who is a representative of Luge Federation of India

PKL 2022 Highlights: Haryana win smart game, Pune increase Delhi's misery

Pro Kabaddi League 2022 Highlights: Puneri Paltan beat Dabang Delhi 43-38 to go second place in the points table while Haryana Steelers move to the fifth spot with fourth win of the season

PKL 2022 Highlights: Bulls win southern derby vs Thalaivas, Gujarat beat UP

Pro Kabaddi League 2022 Highlights: Bengaluru Bulls earned a comfortable 45-28 win in the southern derby against Tamil Thalaivas. In another game this evening, Gujarat Giants beat UP Yoddhas 51-45

Women's team determined to qualify for FIH Hockey Pro League: Gurjit Kaur

The Indian women's hockey team players are currently fine-tuning a few aspects about their game at the National Camp in the Sports Authority of India campus