New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) on Friday approved financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for Tejaswini Bai, Asian Games champion in kabaddi, and an Arjuna Awardee. “Many…
New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday approved a grant of Rs 20.21 lakh for Olympic-bound woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat to train in Europe. Vinesh…
Tokyo, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will arrive in Japan on July 12, 11 days before the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games. “The next steps on the organisational front…
New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has invited nominations and applications from eligible athletes, coaches and universities for the annual National Sports Awards for 2021. The nominations for…
New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the wake of pandemic, Sports Authority of India (SAI) has decided to extend medical and accident insurance cover to more than 13,000 athletes, coaches and support staff. “Insurance cover…
By Navneet Singh New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jinson Johnson, the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games 1,500m champion, looks doubtful for next month’s National Inter-State Athletics Championship, which is the last domestic qualification competition for Olympics….
Tokyo, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga both reiterated their commitment that the postponed Olympic Games will be held as scheduled in a safe way….
Lucknow, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) With all sports activities on hold due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association (UPOA) has written to chief minister Yogi Adityanath seeking assistance to players facing financial…
Ostrava (Czech Republic), May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Joshua Cheptegei, the world champion in 10,000 metres, failed to break long-standing men’s 3000m world record in the Continental Tour Gold meeting here on Wednesday night. The 24-year-old talented…
By Navneet Singh New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ronak Pandit, India’s high-performance manager in pistol discipline, will travel to Zagreb at the end of this month to monitor training of Olympic-bound pistol shooters. “I couldn’t…
New Delhi, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sports ministry on Wednesday approved Rs 2,50,000 for international powerlifting coach, Joseph James, to meet the hospitalisation expenses incurred on Covid-19 treatment. Winner of the 2006 Asian Games gold…
Bengaluru, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A23, India’s first skill gaming portal owned and operated by Head Digital Works, announced on Wednesday India’s largest online rummy tournament – ‘A23 Rummy Indian Open (RIO) 2021’. The three-month long…
New Delhi, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic-bound Indian shooting squad based in Zagreb went through four hours of training routine on Wednesday morning after completing their week-long quarantine. “We arrived in Croatia last week but had…
Lausanne, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the organisation is ready to send medical staff to Tokyo for this year’s Olympic Games to support coronavirus countermeasures. The…
New Delhi, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tejinderpal Singh Toor, the Asian Games champion in men’s shot put, hopes to achieve Tokyo Olympic Games qualification mark of 21.10 metres at next month’s domestic competition in Bengaluru after…
New Delhi, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic-bound boxers Manish Kaushik and Satish Kumar will skip the Asian Boxing Championships starting May 21 in Dubai as they haven’t fully recovered from Covid-19. “It is good news for…
Sydney, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Tuesday unveiled the official opening ceremony uniforms for its Tokyo Olympic Games-bound contingent. The uniforms, designed by Australian lifestyle brand Sportscraft, include a blazer, shirt,…
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The likes of Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and six-time world champion MC Marykom will compete in the Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai this month after the Indian contingent…
Tokyo, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Tokyo doctors’ body has recommended cancelling this year’s Olympics saying that hospitals in Japan are already overwhelmed due to spike in Covid-19 cases in the country. The Games, which were…
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sushil Kumar, India’s double Olympic medallist in wrestling, has put in application for anticipatory bail in the district court in Rohini here on Tuesday. Kumar is facing allegations of involvement…