New Delhi, September 18, 2021: The Fit India Quiz, the first-ever fitness and sports quiz in India for school children have been made even more attractive for participants. In a major bonanza for school students across India, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced that the first 2 lakh students nominated by 1 […]
New Delhi, July 24, 2021: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in the women’s 49 Kg weightlifting event today, winning India’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She had total lifts of 202kg, including 87kg in Snatch and 115kg in Clean & Jerk. The 26-year-old from Manipur, nurtured carefully after a back injury in 2018, […]
New Delhi, July 21, 2021: The mega coverage of Olympics 2020 will be brought to you by Prasar Bharati, through its twin network of Doordarshan and All India Radio, and dedicated sports channel DD Sports. The coverage spans from pre to post-Olympics and will be available on our TV, Radio and Digital platforms across the […]
New Delhi, May 24, 2021: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to include the two water sports, Kayaking and Canoeing, at the Khelo India State Center of Excellence (KISCE) in Srinagar. The J&K Sports Council and the state government had initiated the request for these sporting disciplines to be added. The KISCE, […]
New Delhi, May 20, 2021: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approached the UK Government, through the Ministry of External Affairs of Government of India, to grant visa to the two-year-old son of ace tennis player Sania Mirza, so that she can take the toddler with her while she participates in a series […]
New Delhi, February 10, 2021: Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the deployment of drones for live aerial cinematography of the India Cricket Season in 2021. MoCA had received requests from BCCI & […]
New Delhi, December 18, 2020: The Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the formal recognition of Yogasana as a competitive sport at a joint press conference held by the Union Minister of State (IC) for AYUSH Shripad Naik, and the Union Minister of State (IC) for Youth Affairs & Sports […]
New Delhi, November 29, 2020: A one-month training camp in USA has been sanctioned for wrestler Bajrang Punia. The decision was taken at the 50th Mission Olympic Cell meeting held on November 26, 2020. The camp will take place from December 4 , 2020 to January 3, 2021 at Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, Michigan, USA at […]
New Delhi, August 22, 2020: Wrestler Sakshi Malik is unhappy at not yet getting the Arjuna award. She expressed her displeasure today in a message to Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. Sakshi Malik said that she has been granted Khel Ratna and she is proud of it. Further, she […]
