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Indian Oil Corporation ends Railways’ dominance with shootout victory to the claim title

Senior women’s inter-department championships

The Hindu

Muhammed Anees poised to leap out of the shadows

Muhammed Anees, a havildar with Kerala Police, was an active kid. He left his home in Nilamel village for the SAI centre in Thiruvananthapuram, where he was selected for high jump. After a suggestion from his coach, he tried long jump and soon achieved success, winning silver at the Vijayawada…

The Hindu

Agra doctor Sanchit Tyagi is new director of Sports Authority of India

LUCKNOW: Agra native Dr Sanchit Tyagi (37), a 2013 batch Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, has been appointed the director of Sports Authority of India (SAI).

The Times of India

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Volleyball Federation of India Assistant Secretary Vasavan awaits salary from government post retirement

Vasavan Kunnappata served VFI for 36 yrs, yet retired empty-handed due to unpaid salary for 23 months. He wrote to SAI, VFI & Sports Ministry, but no response. He spent own money for VFI activities & travelled for team selection, but no allowance. He's now bankrupt & in debt.

The Hindu

Glad that I am able to inspire children to show interest in javelin, says Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra, Olympic, World and Asian Games javelin champion, believes Indian athletes are now fearless and can take on the best in the world due to self-belief and support from SAI, Govt. and corporates. He aims to cross 90m barrier and inspire more to take up athletics. He urges parents…

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FIFA Football for Schools train-the-trainer programme concludes

FIFA F4S, in collaboration with Union Ministry of Education, AIFF and SAI, concluded a capacity building/train-the-trainer programme in Bengaluru. 300 coach educators from CBSE, KV, NV, AIFF and SAI were trained. Aim is to help children excel in football and learn life skills, with FIFA providing equipment and $50K to…

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‘No camps, amenities’: How Indian wrestlers were left to ‘fend for themselves’ ahead of Asian Games

“If Indian wrestlers win medals at Asian Games this year, the credit would be theirs entirely, and not the system,” Gian Singh, Wrestling Federation of India’s ad-hoc committee official, told Newslaundry. “They have been left to fend for themselves,” he said, pointing to the suspension of the Sports Authority of…

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Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates second set of India’s Asian Games medallists

Union Sports Minister felicitates 2nd batch of Asian Games medallists, majority of whom are shooters. 22 medals won by shooters, 7 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze. Minister confident India will win max medals ever. Athletes grateful for support, aiming for gold, Paris Olympics.

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Sivaji Pilla wins youth bronze and doubles silver with Arshit in World Deaf tennis

= = =Sivaji Pilla & Arshit won bronze & silver in World Deaf Tennis Championship youth section. Sivaji beat Vicente Cabo Chapa of Spain 6-3, 6-3 for bronze. In doubles, Vicente & Marek beat Arshit & Sivaji 9-7. It was the first time youth section was introduced. Coach praised govt,…

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No Chhetri, Jhingan, Gurpreet for Asian Games

AIFF forced to pick new-look team for Asiad as ISL clubs refuse to release players

The Times of India

Male officials dropped from Indian delegation to bring in female staff members for Asian Games

NEW DELHI: The list of coaches and support personnel who will accompay the Indian contingent to the Asian Games in Hangzhou continues to change. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has withdrawn the accreditation of some male coaches and physiotherapists to ensure more female staff member accompany the delegation.

The Times of India

Asian Games: SAI tells IGU to appoint female staff after golf contingent was cleared with all male support personnel

NEW DELHI: In August, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) had come down hard on 13 national sports federations (NSFs) for their failure to assign a female/support staff or compliance officer with their respective team contingents for the Asian Games, beginning later this month.

The Times of India

Tennis trio was dropped from Asiad squad following expert opinion: SAI

PUNE: The decision to not recommend three of the 12 tennis players in the Indian team for the Asian Games was taken after "the matter was discussed with experts", the Sports Authority of India said on Monday.

The Times of India

NRAI asks ministry to include shooters Angad Bajwa, Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak in Asiad contingent

NEW DELHI: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has requested the Sports Ministry to include the names of three shotgun shooters -- skeet marksman Angad Veer Singh Bajwa and women's trap shooters Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak -- in the Asian Games contingent to raise the country's medal hopes…

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How football team finally got the nod for Asian Games after government had refused clearance

NEW DELHI: The non-inclusion of senior team players in the Indian football contingent for the Asian Games and a lack of clarity on whether clubs would release players for the Games were the two primary reasons, apart from the government's selection criteria, why Sports Authority of India (SAI) initially refused…

The Hindu

Asian Games a litmus test for 2024 Paris Olympics: Sharath Kamal

The continental competition with several strong contenders will tell Indian table tennis where it stands, says the decorated paddler. He also feels the performance at Hangzhou will shape the sport’s future in the country because it’s likely to determine the funding for the next cycle

The Times of India

Sports ministry clears Bajrang and Deepak Punia's proposals for foreign training

NEW DELHI: The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Sports Ministry has approved the requests put forth by wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia to be excused from the World Championships trials after receiving the necessary fitness certificates, permitting them to train abroad until the Asian Games.

The Times of India

SAI wants Bajrang Punia to attend Worlds trials or give fitness certificate

NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has requested Bajrang Punia, an Olympic-medalist wrestler, to participate in the upcoming trials for the World Championships or furnish a fitness certificate if he intends to seek an exemption from the evaluation scheduled this week in Patiala.

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Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia to skip World Championships; SAI ask for reasons for missing trials

NEW DELHI: Bajrang Punia — one of the leading faces of the protest against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh — and reigning Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medallist (86kg), Deepak Punia have both decided to skip the senior World Championships in Belgrade, which is a…

The Times of India

SAI warns 13 NSFs for failure to assign female coaching staff with Asian Games contingent

NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has come down hard on 13 national sports federations (NSFs) for their failure to assign a female coach and support staff with their team contingent for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou.

The Times of India

Dipa Karmakar lashes out at sports ministry, SAI over her Asiad exclusion despite not fulfilling criteria

NEW DELHI: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar used the occasion of Independence Day to vent her ire on the Sports Authority of India (SAI) over her exclusion from the Indian gymnastics contingent for the Hangzhou Asian Games, despite topping the selection trials held in Bhubaneswar on July 11 and 12.

The Times of India

Asian Games exclusion is de-motivating and discouraging: Dipa Karmakar

NEW DELHI: Left out of the Indian squad for the Asian Games, a fuming Dipa Karmakar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Sports Ministry for leaving her de-motivated and discouraged with their "deafening silence".

The Hindu

SAI women make their presence felt in NTBR

Kattil Thekkethil rowed by women rowers of the water sports centre emerged victorious clocking 6:01:16. The SAI team competed in the annual regatta for the first time.

The Times of India

Dipa Karmakar's Asiad dream over; Nayak lone entry in gymnastics after men's team fails to fulfil ministry's criteria

NEW DELHI: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar won't travel to Hangzhou for the upcoming Asian Games. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday rejected her request for inclusion in the final list of Indian athletes in individual events for the continental multisport event, TOI can confirm.

The Times of India

GFI laments SAI scuttling men's team trip to Hangzhou

PUNE: The Sports Authority of India's (SAI) role in approving athletes' Asian Games participation has come under fresh scrutiny, with the men's gymnastics team claiming they have been overlooked despite fulfilling the eligibility criteria set out by the government.

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