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M'rashtra govt awards Rs10l for Asian Games 2022 Esports athletes

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Apr 18, 2024 19:04

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NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Sports and Youth Services of the government of Maharashtra has awarded INR 10 lakhs to each Esports athlete of the state who represented India in the Asian Games 2022, held in Hangzhou.

This is the first time any state has included Esports alongside mainstream sports in prize money rewards for its state players in a major tournament. The recipients of the monetary reward include Darshan Bata, captain of the DOTA 2 team, along with his teammates Krish Gupta, Ketan Goyal, and Shubham Goli, as well as League of Legends athlete Samarth Trivedi.

Apr 20, 2018 17:04

GAISF launches World Urban Games

BANGKOK: The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has today launched the process to appoint a host city for the inaugural edition of the World Urban Games (working title) aimed at being held in 2019.

Apr 17, 2018 17:04

GAISF, ANOC sign landmark agreement on future of World Beach Games

LAUSANNE: The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) have signed a landmark partnership agreement covering the organisation of the World Beach Games after 2019.

Apr 02, 2018 14:04

CWG 2018: India in breach of no-needle policy, under CGF medical panel probe

GOLD COAST: The Indian delegation at the Commonwealth Games have been ordered to appear before the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) medical commission after their boxing contingent were deemed to have committed a "clear" breach of the no-needle policy at Gold Coast 2018, it was announced here Monday.

Mar 29, 2018 16:03

OCA signs 3-yr partner deal with Gerflor

KUWAIT: The Olympic Council of Asia and French flooring company Gerflor signed a sponsorship agreement here Wednesday for the period 2018-2020.

Mar 27, 2018 18:03

IOA to assert readiness to host big ticket events during Bach visit

NEW DELHI: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will meet the newly-elected members of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) executive board during his brief visit to New Delhi between April 18 to April 20. Also visiting India during the period will be Sheikh Ahmad Al Sabah, president Association of National Olympic Committees and president Olympic Council of Asia.

Mar 27, 2018 17:03

Sports Ministry announces list cleared for CWG Gold Coast

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on Monday cleared a 325-member Indian contingent, including 221 athletes, for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast next month, but dropped two contingent staff named by the Indian Olympic Association, PTI reports.

Mar 27, 2018 15:03

Khelo India School Games: 12 fail dope tests

NEW DELHI: The scourge of doping has hit the Khelo India School Games with 12 athletes, five of them Gold medalists, having tested positive for banned drugs at the flagship event of the government’s sports development programme.

Mar 03, 2018 15:03

Shooting events dropped from Jakarta Asian Games schedule

MUMBAI: After the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games organisers reduced the quota for shooters and 2022 Games host city Birmingham indicating that the sport will likely not be included, the latest blow to the discipline is the decision by the Jakarta Asian Games organisers to trim shooting events from their schedule.

Feb 27, 2018 16:02

IOA seals long-term partnership with Edelweiss Group

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Monday announced Edelweiss Financial Services Limited, as sponsor of the Indian contingent for 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018, 2018 Asian Games and 2020 Olympic Games as well as National Games 2018 and 2019.

Feb 24, 2018 19:02

No return of shooting at CWG 2022: CGF chief

MUMBAI: Shooting as a discipline will not be reinstated at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive officer David Grevemberg has confirmed. Grevemberg issued the clarification in response to queries raised by the editor of Shooting Times.

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