Noted Indian shuttler PV Sindhu was recommended for the Padma Bhushan award by the Sports Ministry on Monday. The 22-year-old created history at the Rio Olympics in 2016 when she became the first Indian woman to seal a silver medal. Earlier in 2015, she became the youngest recipient of the[Read More…]
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Sports budget hiked by Rs 350 crore
Sports Ministry temporarily bans IOA
Sports Ministry temporarily suspended IOA on Friday until the apex sports body reverses its decision to appoint Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as its life presidents. “The government has suspended the deemed recognition, granted by it to the IOA until the IOA reverses its decision to appoint Suresh Kalmadi[Read More…]
Will step down if IOC tells me to: Chautala
Reacting to the criticism over his appointment as life presidency of the Indian Olympic Association, Abhay Singh Chautala on Thursday said he is ready to resign from the post if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) tells him to do so. Chautala, who has been chargesheeted in a disproportionate assets case,[Read More…]