After a row of harsh exchanges between shooting sensation Manu Bhaker and Haryana’s Sports Minister Anil Vij over unfulfilled promise of cash rewards to winners of Youth Olympic Games 2018, the Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Dhruv Batra on Saturday slammed the minister for intimidating and threatening players. Taking to his[Read More…]
Tag: Indian Olympic Association
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh may be awarded Dronacharya Award
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s name has been recommended for the Dronacharya Award by the Yoga Federation of India (YFI). His name was forwarded to the sports ministry in April this year for producing ‘World Champion yogis’. YFI president Ashok Kumar Agarwal said Singh is eligible for[Read More…]
Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu will donate ₹30 lakh to his government school
Rio Paralympic gold medalist Mariyappan Thangavelu has decided to donate ₹30 lakh from his ₹2 crore prize money to the government school he attended as a kid. Thangavelu won the gold in T-42 high-jump with record-breaking 1.89m jump at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Two days ago Tamil Nadu chief minister[Read More…]