The Indian Olympic Association on Wednesday formally announced the formation of 'Hockey India', a unified body comprising the country's men's and women's associations.
The Indian Hockey Federation has questioned the legality of the Indian Olympic Association's move to form a three-member committee to decide whether the IHF or Hockey India is the legal body to run the game, terming the action contempt of the high court order.
Badminton's Tokyo rankings frozen as BWF rules out any more qualifying tournaments.
Santhi Soundarajan, who won silver in the women's 800 metres, is reported to have failed a gender test at the Asian Games.
Achanta Sharath Kamal said the ongoing protest by the wrestlers has shown the importance of an athletes' body in all National Sports Federations.
Former secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Lalit Bhanot attended an Indian Olympic Association meeting, for the first time since being released on bail in January.
For the 12th straight working day, Parliament was on Monday adjourned till noon as Opposition members persisted with their demand for a Joint Parliamentary probe in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.A thinly-attended Lok Sabha saw members thumping their desks after Speaker Meira Kumar lauded the performance of Indian sportspersons in the recently concluded Asian Games.
Shooting has been excluded from the 2022 Birmingham Games roster due to logistical issues.
IOA athletes commission member Om Prakash Karhana came out in support of the wrestlers and said justice should be delivered as soon as possible.
Golf's inclusion in the 2016 Olympics, has prompted the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to seek government help for making the sport popular and enhance the country's chances of winning a medal in Rio de Janeiro.
Top shuttlers, including Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth, are likely to leave for Malaysia and Singapore via Doha to participate in the last two Olympic qualifiers next month due to travel bans imposed by the two countries in the wake of unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases in India.
Chief of the Indian Olympic Association, Suresh Kalmadi, who returned to India along with members of the Indian Asian games contingent from China late on Sunday night, called on the speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar on Monday told her about the performance of Indians athletes in the recently concluded Asian Games and also sought her seek her permission to make a statement on the CWG scam to clear his position.
Alarmed that the recent dope flunk by three weightlifters could send out a negative image of the country ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday formed a four-member committee to look into the matter and submit a report within a week.
A 270-strong contingent, including 186 athletes and 43 coaches, will represent India at the Melbourne Games.
Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra urged all National Sports Federations (NSF) and National Olympic Committees (NOC) to get their employees checked for coronavirus after Hockey India staff members tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. Two staffers including, one from the accounts department and a junior field officer, returned positive results for COVID-19, after tests were conducted on 29 Hockey India employees on Friday.
The positive dope tests of eight top athletes in the last few days prompted calls for the immediate suspension of the Athletics Federation of India.
Hockey India wants Paddy Upton to develop in the men's team players an unshakable resolve and toughness that does not crumble under pressure.
Indian Olympic Association secretary-general Randhir Singh was ecstatic after Abhinav Bindra won India its first-ever individual gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing on Monday. Speaking to rediff.com, he said, "Abhinav has made India proud. We are all excited; look at him, he is so relaxed."
Indian Olympic Association vice-President Jagdish Tytler lambasted the infighting that has marred the build-up to the December 5 IOA elections, saying that constant bickering has made the body a laughing stock for the entire country.
A day after Randhir Singh withdrew his candidature for the post of Indian Olympic Association president, several of his supporters on Monday pulled out of contests for various positions ahead of the elections to be held on December 5.
The controversy-marred Indian Olympic Association elections took a dramatic twist on Sunday with Randhir Singh withdrawing his nomination for the post of President, clearing the decks for Abhay Singh Chautala to take charge of the high-profile post.
The duo will hope to make the cut in an Olympic qualifying event in Rome later this week.
The high-profile elections of the Indian Olympic Association will now be held on December 5, ten days after its earlier scheduled date of November 25 following the resignation of Election Commission chairman S Y Quraishi.
The much-anticipated Indian Olympic Association (IOA) election took a dramatic twist on Saturday with the chairman of the election committee S Y Quraishi resigning from the post.
Indian Pro boxer Chandni goes down to Shin Bo in WBO Asia Pacific title clash.
WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh urged that the national championships and camps should be conducted as all activities have come to a standstill.
The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Indian Olympic Association and Hockey India to field the men's and women's teams in the October Commonwealth Games. The order was passed after Hockey India's rival Indian Hockey Federation admitted that it is not affiliated to the International Hockey Federation.
The Olympic torch arrived at New Delhi airport early on Thursday amid heavy security.
Under pressure to quit, tainted Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi on Saturday said that he will not seek re-nomination in the IOA's upcoming elections and hinted at retiring from sports administration.
The Indian Olympic Association suggested a boycott of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games over shooting's exclusion from the Games.
Hitting the target with monotonous regularity, Indian shooters' dominance in a phenomenal 2019, at times, made world events look like domestic tourneys. Indian shooting's best show at the Olympics remains the two medals won at London in 2012, but if the shooters' exploits in recent months are anything to go by, the country can easily emulate or better that in Tokyo.
Ric Charlesworth's controversial stint with Indian hockey finally come to an end on Friday with the Sports Authority of India accepting his resignation. The development put an end to speculation about the Australian legend's future as Technical Advisor to Indian hockey.
The Indian Olympic Association has termed the government's directive to adhere to age and tenure guidelines in its upcoming elections as 'illegal' and 'unconstitutional' and said that it could even move the Supreme Court if the case in Delhi High Court goes against it.
A day after Indian Olympic Association secretary-general Randhir Singh warned of serious repercussions on disbanding of some important committees, the apex sports body said it will soon set up the Ethics Committee and Arbitration Commission.
Ding will face a stern challenge from the 18-year-old Gukesh, who "doesn't make any mistakes at all" and has had a terrific run in 2024.
Narang preferred to remain practical as far as another shot at the Olympics is concerned.
India made a formal presentation bid for hosting the 2014 Asian Games in New Delhi.
India thrashed lowly Nepal 3-0 in the quarter-finals to secure a historic medal after 37 years in the men's team badminton event at the Asian Games.
Sources indicated that Tata Salt has set aside about 8-10% of their marketing budget for the Olympics this year.
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