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SFI unveils five-year plan for coaches amidst uncertainty over reopening of pools across India

Swimming Federation of India has unveiled ambitious plans to embark on a coach education programme, one that aspires to upgrade the knowledge of 3000 coaches over five years so that…

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Belatedly, SFI aims to sensitise coaches on return of swimmers to pool waters after a six-month gap

The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) is finally sharpening its focus on making coaches aware of the best practices to adopt while resuming training of swimmers after a six-month gap….

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With narrow vision, inadequate planning, SFI is caught napping

You would have expected the Swimming Federation of India to have everything in place when the country’s competitive swimmers resume the sport. It would only be fair to believe that…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance Other Sport

Will Ministry take up Equestrian Federation of India’s application for Code-exemption once again?

The Equestrian Federation of India officials seem more eager to push their luck and retain status quo rather than fall in line with the National Sports Development Code of India….

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When will elite sport resume competition in India?

S Kannan and I discuss issues around the resumption of competition in some sport, training in others and the reopening of pools in India in the wake of the Covid-19…

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Ministry will have to remain wary of uneven enforcement of Sports Code on different Federations

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will have found some relief in the Supreme Court’s interpretation of a Delhi High Court order, but since its effort to win a…

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Posted in Badminton Governance

Why did BAI & Chief Coach suggest hotel, not SAI-funded hostel, for national campers?

Had the World Badminton Federation (BWF) decided a few days earlier than Tuesday to postpone the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in Denmark, Indian badminton leadership would have been saved…

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Indian badminton courts trouble on all fronts

My colleague S Kannan and I analyse the Indian badminton landscape in the wake of the decision to cancel the National Camp after players cited short notice and quarantine regulations…

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Posted in Athletics Badminton Governance Olympic Games Other Sport Sport&Mind Swimming

India needs mindset change to readily embrace sports sciences to fuel its transition

For some months now, we have been constantly told – and lest we forget, reminded at every opportunity – that Indian sport is gearing itself up to catapult itself from…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI officials clutch at straws in desperation to remain in saddle

Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) officials, who are fighting to remain in the saddle, seem to have no qualms when pushing forward the argument that they manage a sport that…

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