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Equestrian Federation of India steals a march over other NSFs by organising Junior Nationals in Delhi
Equestrian

Equestrian Federation of India steals a march over other NSFs by organising Junior Nationals in Delhi

G RajaramanDecember 30, 2020December 30, 2020

The Equestrian Federation of India stole a march over all other National Sports Federation by successfully completing the National Junior…

Anbu set to lead IGU after Returning Officer over-rules objections against all nominees
Governance Other Sport

Anbu set to lead IGU after Returning Officer over-rules objections against all nominees

G RajaramanDecember 19, 2020December 19, 2020

Lt. Gen Devraj Anbu (retd.) of North Star Golf Association Jammu and Kashmir and Brijender Singh of Maharashtra State Golf…

IGU electoral college reveals  surprises, puts career sports administrators in the shade
Governance Other Sport

IGU electoral college reveals surprises, puts career sports administrators in the shade

G RajaramanDecember 15, 2020December 15, 2020

Those seeking positions in the Indian Golf Union do not stop springing surprises. No, not with a desire to groom…

Ministry cites clause in National Sports Code 2011 that lets its make exceptions in compliance
Equestrian Governance

Ministry cites clause in National Sports Code 2011 that lets its make exceptions in compliance

G RajaramanDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports may have opened a veritable Pandora’s Box by admitting that the National Sports…

With eye on Asian Games, SFI aims for National camps in Antalya and Pretoria
Swimming

With eye on Asian Games, SFI aims for National camps in Antalya and Pretoria

G RajaramanDecember 12, 2020December 12, 2020

The Swimming Federation of India, at long last, has set its sights on the preparation for the 2022 Asian Games…

Story of a Draft Code’s stop-start journey to nowhere
Governance Uncategorized

Story of a Draft Code’s stop-start journey to nowhere

G RajaramanDecember 11, 2020October 13, 2024

Why is the Draft Code for Good Governance in Sports 2017 in a limbo? Why has the Ministry been perceived…

Ministry ‘acknowledges’ that NSFs are not completely in line with its own National Sports Code
Governance

Ministry ‘acknowledges’ that NSFs are not completely in line with its own National Sports Code

G RajaramanDecember 5, 2020December 5, 2020

In recently renewing the recognition of 41 National Sports Federations, including for 13 of them only until December 31, 2020,…

The Rohit Sharma Story captures a lad’s journey from Mumbai suburbs to millions of hearts
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The Rohit Sharma Story captures a lad’s journey from Mumbai suburbs to millions of hearts

G RajaramanNovember 29, 2020October 20, 2021

The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought along different things, mostly adverse, to different people, but Vijay Lokapally and G Krishnan have…

AIFF must act in line with its existing Constitution while waiting for SC to approve new Statutes
Governance

AIFF must act in line with its existing Constitution while waiting for SC to approve new Statutes

G RajaramanNovember 28, 2020November 28, 2020

We have seen spectators make a beeline for the exit gates when a team prefers to sit on a 1-0…

We are not in a time machine, Justice Gauba tells IGU members in ordering fresh polls
Governance Other Sport

We are not in a time machine, Justice Gauba tells IGU members in ordering fresh polls

G RajaramanNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020

Justice RK Gauba (Retd.) reminded the Indian Golf Union that it did not have the privilege of being in a…

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