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…
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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…
National Sports Code & Sports Governance in India
The Sports & Society Accelerator and Open Takshashila recently organised a five-week online introductory course on India’s Sports Ecosystem, Building…
EFI leaves Major and Dafedar idling in France, eroding their Asian Games dreams
Two athletes, both from the Indian Army, are stuck in a foreign land, unable to train because of lack of…
Show Jumper Maryk Sahney launches Olympic qualifying bid after EFI cold shoulder
It is an irony that India’s top Show Jumping Equestrian athlete, France-based Maryk Sahney, has launched his dreams of qualifying…
IOA drags feet in search of CEO and leaves athletes in many disciplines feeling lost
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) desperately needs a Chief Executive Officer, but few seem to be working towards filling that…
YAI Council, meeting after 20 months, has little time to discuss Asian Games preparations
The Yachting Association of India (YAI) Council, which is due to meet on Friday morning after a 20-month hiatus and…
EFI flouts own rules in nominating 24 rider-horse combinations without MERs
The Equestrian Federation of India has blatantly violated its own Selection Criteria by nominating a number of rider-horse combinations that…
SC directs EFI to include Chirag Khandal as probable; but no end in sight for his woes
Twenty-year-old Chirag Khandal may have won a battle in Supreme Court but there is no end in sight for his…
EFI ignores HC ruling setting aside dubious decision, pushes undeserving for Asian Games
The beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) is banking heavily on the minutes of a meeting of the Committee of…