Can University Sport stage a comeback in India?
A few days ago, I was invited by Confederation of Sports and Recreation Industry to chair and moderate a session on the impact of the CWG 2030 in Ahmedabad on…
We Are The Champions: A rich tapestry of stories of inspirational Indian athletes
Stories from the world of sports have their own magical way of offering inspiration. And when there is a series of stories of iconic moments documenting the efforts of Indian sportspersons…
India must take steps to make Safeguarding of athletes at grassroots levels a reality
News report: Two teenagers, a track and field athlete and kabaddi player, were found dead in a room in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre (STC) hostel in…
MYAS seeks to facilitate direct travel of horses from India to Japan for Asian Games
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has initiated steps to facilitate Equestrian riders transport their horses based in India to Japan for the Asian Games later this year. It…
Fewer Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit will have votes in National Sports Bodies now
The drastic reduction of athlete representation in the General Body of a National Sports Federation and in its Executive Committee, as notified in the National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies)…
India hits reset button for governance & coaching, but needs to look at other areas too
India has all but hit the reset button in its quest to become a sporting nation and figure in the top 10 of the Olympic Games table, even if it…
ADAP revokes young Wushu athlete’s provisional suspension
An Anti-Doping Appeal Panel (ADAP) has ordered the revocation of the provisional suspension imposed by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on 20-year-old Wushu athlete Shiv Pratap Chauhan. The ADAP had…
Kids Athletics Cup could be a critical talent spotting pathway
The synthetic track revealed its age unabashedly. Parents and Physical Education Teachers were the only spectators in the galleries. Mainstream media was conspicuous by its absence. Yet, words can never be…
Division Bench rejects appeals seeking validation of MYAS exemptions to EFI
A Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi has ruled that clubs have no statutory or legal entitlement to interfere with, participate in or seek to influence the governance…
NADA offers text book case as it leads a drastic reduction in doping cases in 2025
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has revealed that the number of Adverse Analytical Findings or positives for prohibited substances have dropped to 110 so far this year from a whopping…
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