Category: Governance
IOA Secretary-General overlooks general body decision and eases pressure on EFI
Has the Indian Olympic Association joined hands with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to enforce the National Sports Development Code of India 2011? Has it seen the task…
Time to revamp & restore pride of National Sports Awards
Neeraj Chopra & PT Usha being overlooked is baffling S Kannan and G Rajaraman discuss the National Sports Awards, the selection committee decision to ignore Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv…
Sports Ministry courts Code issues to National Federations
In a move that some will interpret as a tacit admission of its failures to maintain its own record, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has invited 57 National…
Starved of Asian Games success, swimmers benchmarked against world standards
At 20, Maana Patel has seen it all. Yes, by the time she turned 20 in March this year, India’s best backstroke swimmer has already been through injury and…
MYAS action will leave NSFs without recognition for longer time
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has been sending confusing signals to sports fraternity by shifting its stance in the Delhi High Court as far as its power…
Indian sport needs to build Psychological Safety to enhance performance
Visualise two emotions: Fear as it lurks in a sportsperson’s mind when thinking of a backlash from the system upon speaking up; Hesitation which marks their choice of words if…
Delhi High Court wedges EFI’s revolving door to a stop, for now
Equestrian Federation of India will have, hopefully, realised that it does not pay to do as it pleases. On Monday, the Delhi High Court placed a wedge as a stopper…
Ministry has to sort out mess soon
If National Sports Federations, reeling under the sudden loss of Government recognition en masse, expected the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to provide leadership and find a way past…
Ministry must ensure athletes’ safe return to training before advocating competition
Athletes’ overall health, not just securing them from the outbreak of COVID-19, must always be kept in mind when planning the resumption of competitive sport. It becomes obvious that when…
SGFI gets away with only a gentle rap on its knuckles
A lot of eyebrows have been raised after it became known that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports would revoke the suspension of the School Games Federation of India…