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21 Jan 2023

Sports Ministry suspends WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar

The ministry said it has also directed the WFI to suspend "all ongoing activities with immediate effect", including the Ranking Tournament in Gonda, UP, Sharan's stronghold

women wrestling camp

19 Jan 2023

Sports Ministry orders cancellation of Women Wrestling Camp in Lucknow

Sports Ministry has given instructions to cancel women's wrestling camp that was going to start from coming Wednesday. The decision has been taken after allegations of sexual exploitation by women wrestlers on WFI.

Boxing federation of India

25 Jul 2022

BFI responds to 'harassment' allegations by Lovlina Borgohain

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain accused BFI of mental harassment, alleging that one of her coaches has been refused entry to the Commonwealth Games village in Birmingham while the other one has been sent back to India.

21 Apr 2022

Former national para swimming champ Amartya Chakraborty dies in New Delhi

Amartya Chakraborty's father claimed that his repeated requests for financial help to the sports ministry and Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) had ‘fallen on deaf ears’.

12 Apr 2022

Praful Patel vs Sports Ministry: AIFF president’s tenure violates Sports Code

Praful Patel completed his three terms and 12 years as AIFF president in December 2020, the maximum permitted to a national sports federation (NSF) chief under the Sports Code.

04 Apr 2022

‘I am very much alive’: Kiren Rijiju responds to NCP MP Supriya Sule's gaffe

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that he is “very much alive and performing his duty” while responding to NCP MP Supriya Sule in a lighter note.

Sports Ministry

14 Feb 2021

Centre, Delhi HC in legal battle over relaxation clause in Sports Code

The Delhi High Court had recently noted that sports federations which do not fall in line and comply with the Sports Code shouldn't be entitled to receive any grants from the central government. In a fresh development the court on Friday directed the ministry to "get the National Sports Federations in order" and ensure that the bodies follow the sports code.

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

17 Jan 2021

Sports Ministry to name new sporting facilities, hostels after athletes

Sports Ministry announced to name all sports facilities, hostels of Sports Authority of India after eminent sportspersons. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju said, "To build a sports culture in the country, it is important that our sportspersons get the honour that they deserve." He added, "Only then will the younger generations be enthused to take up sport as a career."

12 Mar 2020

BCCI, sports federations asked to avoid large gatherings due to coronavirus

Union Sports Ministry has asked all national federations, including the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), to follow the Health Ministry's advisory and avoid large gatherings in sports events keeping in mind the novel coronavirus pandemic.

07 Jun 2019

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02 Aug 2018

Sports Minister announces Rs 10 lakh for former gold medallist's treatement

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday took to Twitter to announce a relief fund of Rs 10 lakh for former Asian Games gold medallist Hakam Bhattal.

Sports Authority of India

04 Jul 2018

Sports Authority of India to be renamed as Sports India: Rathore

More than 34 years after coming into existence, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) is set to be renamed as Sports India.

22 Mar 2018

Sports Minister assures IOA of clearing 'extra officials' in CWG contingent

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday said that Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has assured it to have a re-look at government's policy of not clearing 'extra officials' for the coming Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast.

21 Mar 2018

India's CWG contingent: No free rides as Ministry reviews officials on list

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has forwarded a list of 222 athletes and 106 officials, including 57 coaches, 19 managers and 41 others, for the Gold Coast event.

Sports Ministry

09 Feb 2018

Sports Ministry doubles pension for meritorious Indian sportspersons

Sporters Minister Rathore said the pension amount has been doubled across the board and the Paralympic medal winners have been brought at par with able-bodied sportspersons.

22 Jan 2018

Khelo India School Games: 3298 athletes set to participate

World junior champion shooter Anish Bhanwala and World Youth Weightlifting Championship silver medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga will also be part of the Games beginning January 31.

Rajyavardhan Rathore

04 Jan 2018

'We've released 3.14 crore as allowance for 175 Target Olympic Podium athletes,' says Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore

The amount has been released from the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for the period from September to December last year, Rathore said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

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