athletes
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April 01, 2021, Thursday
IOA working with AIIMS authorities to vaccinate Olympic-bound athletes
The Indian Olympic Association has asked the authorities to expedite the process to get the Olympic-bound athletes get vaccinated ...
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March 31, 2021, Wednesday
26 athletes test positive for Covid at NIS Patiala, but none Tokyo-bound
Twenty six sportspersons and support staff across disciplines were found to be COVID-19 positive after around 380 campers were ...
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March 16, 2021, Tuesday
Long jumper Murli Sreeshankar qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Long jumper Sreeshankar on Tuesday qualified for the Olympics by bettering his own national record with a leap of 8.26m on the ...
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March 09, 2021, Tuesday
Gymnastics test for athletes outside Japan for Tokyo Olympics canceled
A gymnastics test event in Tokyo for the Olympics that would have included athletes from outside Japan was canceled on Tuesday.
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February 09, 2021, Tuesday
IOA writes to health minister for vaccination of athletes on priority
The Indian Olympic Association has written to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, requesting him to consider vaccinating the ...
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August 28, 2020, Friday
Athletes praise govt for arranging virtual National Sports Awards ceremony
Receiving an award directly from the President is more satisfying but a few athletes are still cheerful that at least the ...
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July 04, 2020, Saturday
Govt to launch 'Target Olympic Podium Scheme' for junior athletes: Rijiju
Rijiju announced the decision during the 'Fit Hai To Hit Hai Fit India' webinar which was attended by HRD minister Dr Ramesh ...
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July 04, 2020, Saturday
Sports Ministry to remove salary cap of Rs 2 lakh for Indian coaches
The announcement came after the ministry's decision on Thursday to extend the contracts of all foreign coaches till September 30 ...
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June 04, 2020, Thursday
Downsized, simplified: Japan prepares for a 'very different' Tokyo Olympics
Japanese public is being prepared for the reality of next year's postponed Olympics, where athletes are likely to face ...
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May 21, 2020, Thursday
Athletes, and not sports federations, dominate feedback on training roadmap
18 Olympic NSFs were asked to respond by May 20 but only seven -- archery, hockey, rowing, squash, volleyball, weightlifting and ...
