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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…

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Neeraj Chopra looks to work with new coach in quest for improvement; AFI begins search

Athletics Federation of India President Dr. Adille J. Sumariwalla has said that AFI is currently engaged in the search for a coach to help the consistent Neeraj Chopra raise his…

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Together, AFI & athletics community can take the sport forward

AFI dream of Indian athletes doing well beyond continental competitions can come true if it finetunes its programmes and also finds inno vative ways to widen the talent base. The…

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Ministry ‘acknowledges’ that NSFs are not completely in line with its own National Sports Code

In recently renewing the recognition of 41 National Sports Federations, including for 13 of them only until December 31, 2020, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has given 40…

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We’ve to draw younger generation to athletics through new platforms: Adille Sumariwalla

Indian sports administrators have made rapid strides with their contribution towards leadership in world sport in the past few years. Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra heads the International Hockey Federation and…

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Meenal Kotak finds solace on the road

The cheerful Chartered Accountant returned from Germany, armed with an MBA from the Mannheim Business School and wonderful memories of batch-mates from several nations, beer festivals, fast food, back-packing trips…

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