A panel set-up to aid the organisation of next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo during the coronavirus pandemic is scheduled to meet for the first time on Friday (September 4). It will discuss border controls, COVID-19…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers hope Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will remain involved in preparations for the re-arranged Games next year, despite his announced resignation on Friday. Abe had been all but synonymous with Tokyo 2020, heavily involved…
Wrestling News: Indian wrestler Babita Phogat on Tuesday demanded a change in the name of India’s highest sporting honour, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, saying that the award should be named after a sportsperson and not after the…
Sports training camps in Uttar Pradesh will start from October 1. The Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Upendra Tiwari, said that sports activities will be back on the track once the situation normalises. The Minister said that those…
After a long wait, the national camp for men wrestlers is all set to begin on September 15 in Sonepat, Haryana. So far, eight wrestlers have reached the venue and some have completely “locked themselves” inside their rooms…
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday officially announced a massive hike in the prize money in four of the seven categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards, which were given away in a virtual ceremony this year…
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday defended his government’s decision to confer a record 74 National Sports Awards this year, including an unprecedented five Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna honours, a move which faced severe criticism from all quarters.…
National Sports Awards 2020 : The 2020 National Sports Awards will be held via video conferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held on Saturday (August 29),…
Sports News: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that BRICS Games 2021 is being planned and will be aligned with the Khelo India Games schedule in India. “BRICS Games 2021 will be held during same time and…
The Olympic flame will go on display at the Japanese Olympic Museum from Sept. 1, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) announced on Monday. The flame was last seen in Fukushima after the torch relay was cancelled following its…