NEW DELHI: Special Olympics Bharat has appointed former ONGC executive director V.K. Mahendru as its executive director.
In his new role, Mahendru will oversee all aspects of the organisation and management, while also serving as a mentor.
Olympics
Aug 01, 2017 12:08
LOS ANGELES/ PARIS: Paris has been as good as confirmed host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that rival candidate city Los Angeles had agreed to host the 2028 Games.
Aug 01, 2017 12:08
LOS ANGELES/ PARIS: Paris has been as good as confirmed host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that rival candidate city Los Angeles had agreed to host the 2028 Games.
Jul 28, 2017 15:07
NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on Thursday said it has spent a total of Rs328.1 million so far under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme, which was rolled out in March 2015, for assisting athletes preparing for the Olympics.
Jul 26, 2017 12:07
HYDERABAD: V Chamundeswaranath, famous for gifting cars to a number of sports persons after they won laurels for the country, has added Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj to his list.
Jan 30, 2017 18:01
KUWAIT: The Olympic Council of Asia, in cooperation with Olympic Solidarity, have announced the dates and venues of the two regional forums for National Olympic Committees in 2017.
NOCs from Central Asia, South East Asia and East Asia will be involved in the first of the forums – at Incheon, Korea, on March 28-29.
Jan 11, 2017 18:01
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association's move to rescind its controversial decision to induct scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as its life presidents following widespread outrage, the Sports Ministry is set to lift the suspension it had placed on the IOA, saying it augurs well for governance of sports in the country.