Category: Governance
Ministry exempts EFI from complying with two clauses of National Sports Code
In a first, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has exempted a National Sports Federation from following two clauses of the National Sports Development Code of India 2011. A…
EFI losing more ground & time in race to get sport governance on track
The Equestrian Federation of India has been losing ground, both literally and figuratively. It would appear to have only delayed the inevitable when its own counsel reported indisposed on Tuesday…
Army asks beleaguered EFI to vacate office from Defence land
Indian Army has asked the beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to move its office from the premises of Army’s 61 Cavalry B Squadron in Delhi Cantonment, holding that the…
Raninder Singh declared re-elected NRAI President as shooting sport body goes ahead with elections
Raninder Singh was declared re-elected National Rifle Association of India President, defeating Shyam Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) by a thumping 56-3 margin at its general body meeting in Mohali on…
MYAS directs NRAI to change Returning Officer and start fresh election process
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has directed the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to appoint a new Returning Officer and initiate fresh process to conduct its elections…
Paralympic stars occupy India’s collective mindspace, now nation must build on it
There is much fanfare – and deservedly so – as Indian athletes return home from the Paralympic Games in Tokyo with a large and unprecedented collection of 19 medals, including…
India’s quest for sporting glory: the road ahead calls for more teamwork
You can reach out and feel the euphoria that is hanging in the air ever since Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra ended India’s Olympic Games gold medal drought across 2012 and…
Kishore Futnani’s resignation delivers EFI another reminder to get its house in order
The Equestrian Federation of India continues to be shaken at its very foundations. The latest news that has rocked EFI is Kishore Futnani’s resignation from the executive committee. “Over the…
Naomi Osaka’s mental health red-flag trains spotlight on tenuous athlete-media relationship
These are strained relationships and cannot be totally snapped. Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open, ostensibly to let the focus be back on the tennis in Paris, after a…
FINA places stamp of approval on controversial times by Uzbekistan’s Olympic qualifiers
The World Swimming Federation’s (FINA) has stunningly given its stamp of approval to the controversially fast times clocked by home swimmers to qualify for Tokyo2020 in the Uzbekistan Open Swimming…