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In a bid to promote sports in the country, Union Sports Minister, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced that a games period will be made mandatory in schools after reducing the syllabus by 50 percent by next year. In this way, the students can concentrate on sports. “We have come to a …

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore stepped in after Indian Olympic Association (IOA) refused to cover cost of kits and  uniforms of those Asian Games-bound athletes whose federations are not affiliated with them. Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that he has directed Sports India to issue the same to ‘every’ …

Following the order of Delhi High Court, India’s traditional Boat racing contingent is set to take part in the Asian Games in Indonesia from 18th August – 2nd September 2018. Earlier the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has denied the entry of Boat team into the Asian Games squad sighting lack …

The Indian Football team has been considered incompetent to participate in the upcoming Asian Games to be held in August 2018 in Jakarta. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has decided not to send either the Men’s or the Women’s Football team for the Asiad. This will be the first time …

Dope shame returned to Indian Weighlifting as Sanjita Chanu, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the 53kg Women’s category, was tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid and was provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). “IWF reports that the sample of Ms. Sanjita Chanu Khumukcham (IND) has returned …

Athletics Federation of India have initiated two training programmes- one at Spala in Poland for Indian quarter milers and the other in Bhutan for middle and long distance runners- as part of preparation for the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia. A 14-member Indian athletics contingent comprising of 400m specialists (men …

The Wrestling Federation of India has dropped all four Phogat sisters- Geeta, Babita, Ritu and Sangita- from the national camp for the Asian Games. The authority took the harsh decision due to the ‘tantrums and indiscipline’ of the four sisters. As a result, they will not be allowed to take …

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has decided to remove weightlifters Ragala V Rahul, Punam Yadav and Sathish Sivalingam from the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme. All three axed weightlifters, Sathish in 77kg, Rahul in 85kg and Punam in 69kg had won gold at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in …

The Commonwealth Games debacle saw another change in Indian Hockey team. Sjoerd Marijne who was raised to the post of the chief coach of Men’s Hockey team after the unceremonious exit of Roelant Oltmans, was brought back to his former post in the Women’ss Hockey team. The duty was shuffled …

The Sports Ministry has added 107 athletes to the existing list of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) under Sports Authority of India (SAI). TOPS is a scheme under which selected sportsmen will receive funds to prepare themselves for the upcoming Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympics. Out of the chosen …