Category: Governance
Absence from competition raises questions on leasing procedure of Eventing horses
Surfing the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) website for ownership details of four Eventing horses that Indians had leased in the run up the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games last year has…
Did EFI flout Government directive by fielding overseas ‘athletes’ in international events?
Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), through senior counsel Jayant Mehta, made a passionate bid in the High Court of Delhi on Wednesday to show that horses are not equipment but…
NIDJAM & Coach development pathway earns AFI shot at World Athletics Member Federation Award
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has been shortlisted among six finalists nominated for the Member Federations Award of the World Athletics Awards 2024. The Asian Athletics Association, which awarded AFI…
Cricketer auctions are more gambling than online gaming, suggests former SC judge
Justice (retd.) Vikramjit Sen, a former Supreme Court Judge and a member of the All India Gaming Federation Advisory Panel, has likened the auctions of cricketers to gambling. Speaking at…
With no horses or athletes, Ghost Clubs dominate Equestrian landscape in India
Few would imagine that a vast majority of Equestrian Federation of India’s member-clubs could well be Ghost Clubs – with no athletes and horses on record. Each time the Equestrian…
Sports Governance Bill must encompass sports organisations beyond NSFs and their affiliates
There has been sharper and greater focus on the Draft National Sports Governance Bill 2024 than on the Draft National Sports Policy 2024. Both documents have been shared with the…
University Sports Calendar: Staring at a largely blank schedule
We envy Stanford University for being home to 59 athletes from 14 countries who competed in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We envy it more when we discover that as…
National Sports Policy: A Timeline
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has shared a Draft National Sports Policy 2024 on its website and invited comments from various stakeholders. While there will be many who…
India needs to weigh in with research and policy for weight-category sport
Disclaimer: This piece is not a reflection of what happened or what did not happen in Paris 2024 Olympic Games where Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for not making weight on…
Delhi HC asks EFI why it does not admit more State Associations as members
Justice Sanjeev Narula of the High Court of Delhi on Monday caught the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) counsel Jayant Mehta off guard by asking him why it would not…
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