NEW DELHI: After successfully carrying out three editions of the Khelo India Youth Games, the Indian government has decided to conduct the Khelo India University Games. The first edition is being organized by the government of Odisha in association with the Sports Authority of India, Association of Indian Universities, National Sports Federation and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and participating universities from February 22 to March 1.
Sports Ministry
Mar 01, 2019 15:03
NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Thursday approved the construction of a national ‘Centre for Disability Sports’ in the Madhya Pradesh city of Gwalior at an estimated budget of Rs 1.71 billion. The project is expected to be completed by 2024.
Feb 21, 2019 14:02
NEW DELHI: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has expressed its dismay towards the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and Indian governing authorities for blocking the participation of Pakistani shooters for the World Cup in the city.
Feb 21, 2019 14:02
NEW DELHI: World Archery (WA), the global governing body of the sport, will send a delegation led by its secretary general Tom Dielen to India next week to meet the newly-elected officials of the Archery Association of India (AAI), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Sports Ministry, Press Trust of India reports.
An AAI source said that Dielen has been invited by the AAI president BVP Rao for the visit.
Feb 15, 2019 13:02
NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has declared the formation of a six-member committee, which will be accountable for reviewing and recommending the government on all awards given out in Indian sport including cash prizes as well, Times of India reports.
Feb 12, 2019 15:02
NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has confirmed that the Sports Authority of India (SAI) will be renamed as ‘Sports India’ following their meeting in the capital city on Tuesday, Times of India reports.
Feb 11, 2019 13:02
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has recently issued a tender, inviting Indian corporates to bid online for the rights to its nutrition services at its SAI stadia in Delhi.
Feb 08, 2019 15:02
MUMBAI: The Union government has offered details on the upcoming National Centre of Sports Sciences and Research (NCSSR), which aims to support high level research, education and innovation with respect to high performance of elite athletes.
Feb 08, 2019 13:02
NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has revealed that it has provided funding worth Rs 350 million from the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for the Sports Authority of India’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in the ongoing financial year.
Feb 05, 2019 11:02
MUMBAI: In its annual renewal of National Sports Federations (NSFs) in the country, the Sports Ministry has not considered the validity of the Archery Association of India (AAI) despite the federation conducting fresh elections under a new constitution and the supervision of the Delhi High Court in December 2018, Press Trust of India reports.
Jan 30, 2019 16:01
NEW DELHI: The Indian Sports Ministry has taken its fight with the Archery Association of India (AAI) to the highest level, approaching the Supreme Court (SC) on the basis of the association’s elections being controversially conducted, Indian Express reports.