Tag: India
Time for Khelo India managers to take lessons from 1342 athlete exits with honest review
News of the exit of 1342 youngsters from the Khelo India Athlete Scheme over the last three years found its way to the newspapers and websites last week. When social…
WADA Testing Figures report confirms Indian sportspersons as top offenders again in 2024
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2024 Testing Figures Report has confirmed the bitter-sweet news placing India on top of the dubious heap with 260 Adverse Analytical Findings (AAF) in a total…
India must not forget teenaged Aman Malik’s imprisonment in Kenya as a bad dream
Jailed teenaged athlete Aman Malik’s story may have disappeared from the sports pages of Indian newspapers but those entrusted with leading the fight against doping must not forget it, thinking…
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…
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…
WADA Investigators Force India to Bridge Gaps in Anti-Doping Programme
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), made aware of its inadequate whereabouts and testing by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has had to pull up its socks. Operation Carousel, conducted by WADA’s…
Delhi HC’s impending judgement on EFI elections can help Equestrian sport find wings again
Some episodes featuring the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) may have ended or be poised for a finish, but dark clouds will hover for a bit longer unless elections are…
Delhi HC judgement against EFI presents Ministry with chance to set up oversight panel
It took a hurt teenager to bring the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) officials down to earth. They have trapped themselves in a deceitful web of their own making. Their…
World Athletics Championships Oregon22: India names 22-member squad
Olympic Games Javelin Throw gold medallist Neeraj Chopra feature in the Indian squad to compete in the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 to be held in Eugene, Oregon from July 15…
The Roar of The Blue Tigers
“Things that have never happened before happen all the time” – Scott Sagan On a rainy night in Kolkata’s illustrious Salt Lake Stadium, the Indian men’s football team dared to…
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