Sports Authority of India

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday presented the last big budget before her government returns to the polls in 2024’s general elections, and introduced a slew of measures meant to cater to as wide a spectrum of the voting populace as possible.

Specific to sports, in a year when Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Union Sports Ministry has received its highest-ever budget allocation of Rs 3,397.32 crore. 

Jan 22, 2020 17:01
GUWAHATI: The third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games has been conducted successfully in Guwahati.  Speaking on Tuesday, a day ahead of the event's culmination, Sports Authority of India director-general Sandip Pradhan expressed satisfaction with the way the tournament was organised.  
Jan 07, 2020 18:01
NEW DELHI: The national sports federations (NSFs) of cycling, swimming and judo on Monday presented their long-term plan for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics during a meeting at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters here, ANI reports.
Dec 03, 2019 15:12
NEW DELHI: The total expenditure incurred by the Union Sports Ministry under different schemes for promotion of sports, including for women athletes in 2019 (till October) was Rs 8.95 billion, out of which Rs 3.2 billion was incurred for Khelo India, Rs 3.285 billion for Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Rs 2.45 billion for National Sports Federations.
Nov 08, 2019 16:11
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) ‘Mission Olympic Cell’ has cleared financial proposals amounting to more than Rs 7 million across seven sports, PTI reports.
Sep 30, 2019 09:09
MUMBAI: A centre of excellence for hockey and boxing will be set up at the Aurangabad centre of the Sports Authority of India to sharpen the talent of players, a SAI official confirmed to PTI on Sunday.
Sep 23, 2019 17:09
NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry create 20 National Centres of Excellence to groom athletes for 2024 and 2028 Olympics. Each centre will offer funds for four to six specific sports. The new scheme will ensure that athletes in the same premises have access to similar facilities unlike before.
Sep 17, 2019 15:09
NEW DELHI: The Union government has decided to launch dedicated all-girls leagues as part of its Khelo India intitiative.
Jul 16, 2019 17:07
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India Monday approved financial proposals to the tune of Rs 5.7 million for elite athletes of five sporting disciplines under in its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). The sporting disciplines which will benefit are athletics, table tennis, wrestling, para-athletics and shooting, PTI reports.
May 29, 2019 18:05
NEW DELHI: The Khelo India Mobile App, developed by the Sports Authority of India, has proved to be extremely popular since being launched last year with more than 1,000 schools and 70,000 students across the country already taking the various tests through it. Scores of every participant are available on the app in an effort to identify children with potential for professional sports.
Mar 20, 2019 16:03
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Tuesday announced that wrestler Ritu Phogat, the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship gold medal winner in 2016, has been removed from the government’s latest, revised Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).