The Indian Olympic Association on Monday dissolved the ad-hoc committee for wrestling, saying "there is no further need" for it to continue after revocation of the suspension on the national federation, which now gets complete administrative control of the sport.
Buoyed by the record medal haul at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Sunday supported the government's plan to place a proposal to host the 2036 Olympics.
Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) bowed out of the Olympic Games after a shock defeat to Asian Games gold-medallist Wu Yu of China on Thursday.
IOA president P T Usha firmly refuted allegations made by treasurer Sahdev Yadav regarding financial loss incurred by the body due to its contract renegotiation with Reliance Industries Limited
'Despite pandemic Govt is doing everything possible to support our athletes to make India proud'
The Wrestling Federation of India said this was a temporary arrangement and the body will move to its new office in Connaught Place early next month.
Athletes and climate experts have expressed concerns that extreme heat could lead to severe health issues, including the risk of sportspeople collapsing or, in the worst-case scenarios, dying during the events.
Chief National coach Pullela Gopichand, who guided India to two Olympic medals, has opted out of India's Olympics-bound badminton contingent to create space for Indonesia's Agus Dwi Santosa, who trains singles shuttler B Sai Praneeth.
About 200 members of the Indian contingent and officials participating in the Commonwealth Games beginning next week arrived in Gold Coast, on Wednesday.
About 200 members of the Indian contingent and officials participating in the Commonwealth Games beginning next week arrived in Gold Coast, on Wednesday.
India will be represented by a record 121 athletes, including 54 women, at the Olympics.
Swapnil Kusale isn't really superstitious but when fellow mates Akhil Sheoran and Shriyanka Sadangi gifted him a small key chain to ward off evil eye, he readily accepted it
Calls from athletes and federations for a delay in the Games, which is scheduled to run from July 24 to Aug. 9, have intensified as the flu-like virus has brought sport to a grinding halt across the world.
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P V Sindhu registered a straight games victory over Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in the women's singles group stage match, in Paris, on Sunday.
Mittal, in a letter to the FIH, has alleged that "a major cover up" was done to allow Batra to contest the election for the top sports job of the country. Batra offered a rebuttal in a communication to Bach.
The national shooting federation, on Tuesday, named a five-member squad for the quadrennial Games, to be held from July 26 to August 11.
Sheoran, it is learnt, has the backing of the six wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, who led the protests against Brij Bhushan at Jantar Mantar.
He thanked Rahman and Ananya for composing the song in such difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic.
Delhi HC open to IOA reconstituting ad hoc panel for WFI's functioning
As per Article 11 of Chapter 3 - Competition Procedure of United World Wrestling's ruling on weigh-ins: The weigh-ins for wrestlers take place in the morning on the day of their competition.
Wrestler Deepak Punia's foreign coach Murad Gaidarov was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics on Friday for assaulting the referee who officiated the bronze medal play-off bout which the Indian lost to San Marino's Myles Nazim Amine.
Sumariwalla revealed that a lot of measures were taken to ensure that Vinesh could get past the weigh-in despite the lack of time.
Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
'I'm not in favour of the boycott. In sports, you never use the word boycott. My fundamental principle is either we withdraw permanently or go and compete'
The beleaguered Indian Hockey Federation came down heavily on the Indian Olympic Association for the hockey team's poor show at the London Olympics and denounced the three-member committee set-up by it to look into the running of the Indian hockey.
Shooter Gagan Narang became the first Indian athlete to say Dow Chemical should be allowed to be a sponsor of the 2012 London Games even though the Indian Olympic Association wants the organisers to reconsider it.
After the Sports Ministry withdrew the recognition of 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs), Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra raised concerns saying that if things will continue to go ahead like this then India should not be hoping for any medal in the Tokyo Olympics next year. Following a High Court order, the Sports Ministry withdrew the recognition of 54 NSFs, including the All India Football Federation, Hockey India, and Athletics Federation of India.
The Indian leg of the Olympic Torch relay received a shot in the arm on Monday with champion cricketer Sachin Tendulkar volunteering to join the April 17 run in Delhi. Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi confirmed Tendulkar's participation in the relay, which is witnessing protests by pro-Tibetan supporters worldwide.
AITA President Anil Jain, who was accused of using his position for personal gains, avoided facing a no-confidence motion from the state associations only after he agreed to step aside.
Amul, the dairy cooperative managed by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, will sponsor the Indian contingent for the London Olympics. The Indian Olympic Association entered into an agreement with the country's largest food brand in this regard in Delhi on Monday. It was signed by IOA secretary-general Randhir Singh and R S Sodhi, Managing Director, GCMMF.
Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification from the Olympic finals, this time till August 16, prolonging the Indian wrestler's wait for a resolution.
Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha feels the axing of medal-yielding sports such as wrestling, hockey and badminton from the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games programme is "disappointing" for the country but the approach to reduce cost would ensure that the event continues to find hosts in future.
Several athletes, including the hockey men's and women's teams of India, took part in the flag-hoisting ceremony at the CWG Village on Thursday.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday placed Hockey India under a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to run its day-to-day affairs
A former world number one, Panghal has medals in the all big-ticket events barring the Olympics
In news that will please Indian sports lovers, IOA secretary-general Rajeev Mehta confirmed on Tuesday that the International Olympic Committee has lifted the ban on India.
Reigning Asian Games champion Palak and Paris Olympics stars Manu Bhaker and Swapnil Kusale headline the 23-member Indian squad for the Munich leg of the Rifle/Pistol ISSF World Cup, beginning June 8.
The Sports Ministry approved a list of 142-member Indian contingent, submitted by the Indian Olympics Association (IOA), for participation in the 30th Olympics at London on Thursday.
Out of these 148 athletes, 17 have got both the doses and 131 have received their first shot.
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