Posted in Equestrian Olympic Games

EFI officials show yet again that they care little for athletes

The Equestrian Federation of India officials showed yet again how little they care for their athletes when they told the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Friday that EFI…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance Other Sport

Bogey! Ministry favours IGU within weeks of rejecting plea for recognition

In a surprise U-turn, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has granted an ‘interim recognition’ to the Indian Golf Union (IGU) within weeks of its decision not to give…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI dares Ministry, calls for elections without Code compliance

Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) officials have dared the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to take punitive action against the Federation. With the Ministry dragging its feet and not…

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Posted in Athletics Doping

WADA serves a shocker, suspends NDTL for six months for non-compliance

The worst fears of India’s anti-doping community came true in the dark night intervening Thursday and Friday. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended its accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory…

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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is not listed among the projected medallists by GraceNote
Posted in Olympic Games

Is India ready to make telling impact on the Olympic stage?

It is the pinnacle of sport. Inarguably, it is the dream of every athlete to stand on the podium at an Olympic Games and make the country proud. The Olympic…

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Posted in Governance

Fine-tune selection norms, set up a Sports Tribunal

Of all the controversies in the run-up to Asian Games, equestrian and sailing caught most people’s fancy, but the perhaps worst of the lot were kabaddi, taekwondo and traditional boat….

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