Posted in Governance Other Sport

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

Justice RK Gauba (Retd.) reminded the Indian Golf Union that it did not have the privilege of being in a time machine to go back to the electoral process that…

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IGU challenges Ministry & IOA while resuming election meeting after a two-year interruption

A week from now, the Indian Golf Union (IGU) will resume its annual general body meeting that it left unfinished on December 15, 2018 after a District Court in Kolkata…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI hurts teenaged rider by overlooking his credentials, even selectors up in arms

[The above image is for representation purpose only] The Equestrian Federation of India simply cannot resist courting controversy. Even in the times of Covid-19 — and when its whole approach…

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Long-delayed, hard-fought & epochal sports governance litigation poised for a logical finish

A long-drawn public interest litigation, focussed on sports governance, may be heading to its logical end with the Delhi High Court listing the case for arguments on January 8, 2021….

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Posted in Governance Swimming

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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Posted in Governance Swimming

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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