NEW DELHI: Special Olympics Bharat has appointed former ONGC executive director V.K. Mahendru as its executive director.
In his new role, Mahendru will oversee all aspects of the organisation and management, while also serving as a mentor.
Olympics
Oct 17, 2017 17:10
NEW DELHI: Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos FC and Special Olympics Bharat have joined hands for promoting inclusiveness in sports via football.
A unified football match between the Delhi Dynamos Soccer Schools and Special Olympics Bharat young athletes was held in New Delhi recently to kickstart the initiative.
Oct 10, 2017 14:10
LAUSANNE: In the lead up to the upcoming Olympic Winter Games, and while the Sochi 2014 investigations are still ongoing, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has put in place special measures to protect clean athletes. These include:
The re-analysis of stored samples from the Olympic Games Vancouver 2010; and
A robust programme of targeted pre-tests.
Oct 07, 2017 11:10
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended Brazil's Olympic committee and its head Carlos Nuzman, even as investigations into corruption allegations continue against Nuzman and committee director general Leonardo Gryner.
Sep 13, 2017 14:09
MUMBAI: The Athletics Federation of India has decided to set qualifying standards well in advance for the upcoming big meets, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games in 2018.
The AFI’s Planning, Coaching, Monitoring and Implementation Committee met in Patiala last week to review the Indians’ performances at the World Championships and chalk out the programme for the future.
Sep 09, 2017 14:09
NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has joined hands with the Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust (ABFT) to operate a high-performance sports facility in Bengaluru.
The Ministry gave ABFT a grant of Rs50 million to purchase state-of-the-art equipment and establish a high-performance centre for athletes' rehabilitation, fitness-training and sports science, PTI reports.
Sep 08, 2017 17:09
ABU DHABI: Andrew Parsons of Brazil was elected as the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) new president on Friday following one round of voting at the 18th IPC General Assembly in the UAE capital.
International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons.
Sep 07, 2017 16:09
BHUBANESWAR: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the pools and schedule for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World League Final, Bhubaneswar 2017.
Seven teams who qualified through the Hockey World League Semi-Finals plus hosts India will go head to head to be crowned champions of season 3, which started back in April 2016.
Sep 04, 2017 08:09
NEW DELHI: Newly appointed Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has appealed to all sports federations to consider sportspersons as most important.
"Let's keep sportsmen as most important people, everything else will fall into place later," he told ANI. Singh added that the "best of the opportunities" will be provided to all sportspersons in their endeavour to make India a strong sporting nation.
Sep 03, 2017 18:09
NEW DELHI: Olympic Silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has replaced Vijay Goel as India's new Sports Minister.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
Sep 02, 2017 16:09
NEW DELHI: Hockey India has sacked head coach Roelant Oltmans following the national team’s poor showing in the last two years. High performance director David John will take charge till a suitable replacement is found.