Tag: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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…
EFI ends membership of 99 Clubs & Units but remains in contravention of National Sports Code
In a tacit admission of its largesse in given membership to Club and Units that had little to do with Equestrian sport, the Equestrian Federation of India has decided to…
Delhi HC tells MYAS to notify NSFs that they risk derecognition for not complying with Sports Code
The Delhi High Court has asked the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to notify the National Sports Federations that they run the risk of being derecognised or not recognised…
SFI-Swimming SA partnership can help Indian swimmers’ fortunes look up over time
Swimming Federation of India’s desire to grow the sport has found expression in the form of a partnership agreement with Swimming South Africa. Coming in the wake of the ambitious…
IGU electoral college reveals surprises, puts career sports administrators in the shade
Those seeking positions in the Indian Golf Union do not stop springing surprises. No, not with a desire to groom golfers from the grassroots level or an eagerness to enhance…
Ministry cites clause in National Sports Code 2011 that lets its make exceptions in compliance
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports may have opened a veritable Pandora’s Box by admitting that the National Sports Development Code of India 2011 permitted it to relax certain…
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…
AIFF must act in line with its existing Constitution while waiting for SC to approve new Statutes
We have seen spectators make a beeline for the exit gates when a team prefers to sit on a 1-0 lead, back-pedaling and doing everything else to retain possession and…
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