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As the country grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, the Sports Authority of India has said it is prepared to extend all support needed to the Centre and states by making their facilities available for the government to use for quarantine purposes. ...
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Director General Sandip Pradhan has said that the organisation is expecting good results from the country's athletes in the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games. ...
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that boxer Mary Kom is a legend and Nikhat Zareen has the potential to follow in her footsteps and added that the country is proud of both the pugilists. ...
Boxer Nikhat Zareen, after losing an Olympic Qualifiers trials final bout against Mary Kom, said that she 'felt hurt' after the latter refused to shake hands with her as she did not expect such behaviour from seniors. ...
"Why should I shake hand with my opponent Nikhat Zareen," remarked six-time world champion Mary Kom after registering a win against Nikhat Zareen in the final round of the women's boxing Olympic qualifiers trials on Saturday. ...
Despite the threat of revocation of recognition issued by the Central government, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) held its urgent general body meeting here on Saturday and decided to hold elections to select its office-bearers on February 10, 2 ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with the Sports Ministry officials over India's preparation for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The meeting was held last month and the details have come out now. ...
Many Indian chess players and others are seething with anger and have charged the All India Chess Federation (AICF) of having different set of rules for different persons involved in the game. ...