AFSCB wins ‘Best Company for Promoting Sports’ at FICCI Sports Awards 2020
AFSCB was conferred this award on 8th December by the jury of FICCI India Sports Awards 2020.
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4 Indigenous games, martial arts included in Khelo India Youth Games 2021: Sports Ministry
The games are Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, and Mallakhamba.
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PV Sindhu to play 3 tournaments in Jan 2021; TOPS clears coach, physio to travel: Sports Ministry
Sindhu last played competitively at the All England Championships in March 2020.
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Jaishankar lays foundation stone for 6 squash courts at Delhi Dhyan Chand Stadium: Sports Min
The project is sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 5.52 crores across an area of 750 sq.m. It has a completion time of 6 months.
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Cycling great way to stay fit, reduce carbon footprint: Sports Minister Rijiju launches Fit India Cyclothon
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the second edition of Fit India Cyclothon via social media.
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Sports Minister Rijiju inaugurates first Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh
The Khelo India Winter Games is the first of its kind in the country. The event is being organised to promote winters sports and popularise these games among the youth.
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Jiya Rai, Naval special child with autism swims 14 km in open water, sets world record
Jiya Rai has qualified for registration in India Book of Records, Asia Book & Limca Book of Records as the youngest and first special girl in the world to swim 14 kms in 03 hrs 27 minutes 30 secs in the open water category.
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Martial music arouses valour in armed forces: VP Naidu at Police Band Competition
22 Police bands consisting of 1,400 personnel from state and UT police forces, and the Central Paramilitary Forces took part in the competition in streams such as brass, pipe band, and bugle calls.
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India’s shooters allowed more firearms, others to surrender excess guns by Dec 13
As per the new rules, international medalists and renowned shooters are allowed to keep additional weapons up to a total of twelve under the exempted category, which earlier was seven.
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Khelo India Univ Games: PM Modi inaugurates, urges for gold medal wins at Tokyo Olympics
PM Modi at Khelo India University Games: The goal is to win more than 200 gold medals, and more importantly to improve your own performance and to give new heights to your own potential.
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3,400 Athletes, 159 univs participating in 17 sports at Khelo India Games 2020
Khelo India University Games will be attended by several dignitaries and sportspersons. The event will take place from 22 February to 1 March.
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PM Modi to inaugurate 1st Khelo India Univ Games in Odisha
PM Modi will inaugurate the Khelo India University Games via video conferencing. The event will take place from 22 February to 1 March, in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
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1,200 Participate in zonal sports events under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ in Jan: Ministry
Championship events were organised in indigenous sports disciplines of tug of war, sqay, kalarippayattu, shooting ball, and olympic sport handball for both girls and boys, with the unique concept of fielding paired State teams.
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Sports Min Rijiju calls for rigorous campaign to make Indian players aware of perils of doping
Rijiju said that even with limited resources, the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) is doing commendable work in enlightening players about doping and its ill effects.
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Kiren Rijiju names Ripu Bevli 'Plogging Ambassador of India' at 50th Fit India Plogging Run
Plog Run is a way of picking up garbage while jogging and was added to the Fit India Movement as a unique way of combining cleanliness and fitness.
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HRD Minister & MoS Sports launch Fit India School Rating System, inaugurate new KV cricket stadium
The Ministers played a token cricket match of one over at the newly constructed stadium, and motivated the students presenting Archery, Judo and Taekwondo exercises.
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‘Sports Min spent Rs 895 Cr on Schemes; 1,344 women athletes under Khelo India’: Kiren Rijiju
Under the ‘Talent Search and Development’ vertical of Khelo India Scheme, 1,344 women Khelo India Athletes have been supported out of the total 2,741 athletes.
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'Sports Min training total 14,669 sportspersons; 8,701 are residential trainees': Kiren Rijiju
Trainees are provided assistance in the form of coaching, sports equipment, boarding, lodging, sports kit, competition exposure, educational expenses, medical & insurance, and stipend as per the scheme norms.
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Khelo India Youth Games 2020 logo, mascot & jersey launched by Sports Min & Assam CM
Sports Minister: With as many as 11,000 participants taking part in the event, the Youth Game will be the biggest sporting event in the history of India. Cycling and Lawn Bowling have also been added to the Games.
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Sail India 2019: National Regatta Championship to be organised by Army Yachting Node from Dec 1
The regatta is slated to be the largest sailing event in India, with an estimated participation of over 300 competitive sailors and 25 officials including four members of International Jury from Poland, Singapore, South Korea and China.
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