Sports Ministry

Following a ten-year hiatus, the Sports Ministry has re-granted recognition to the Gymnastics Federation of India and acknowledged Sudhir Mittal's election as President as per the November 2019 polls. Permitting recognition till December 31, 2021, the Ministry had further informed that the constitution of GFI should correspond with the Sports Code of 2011. Earlier, the GFI was invalidated by the Ministry in 2011, owing to internal factions… read-more

The Union government on December 17 recognized ‘yogasana’ as a competitive sport. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the funds will be provided to the National Yogasana Sport Federation of India, founded earlier in November 2019. The federation had secured the sports ministry’s recognition only in November 2020. The ministry is also looking to organize a National Individual Yogasana Sport Championship in February 2021. Moreover, an… read-more

Guwahati edition Khelo India U-21 Games star player, Hockey-striker Harpreet Singh is reportedly working 15 hours a day as a labourer for a livelihood. Harpreet, who has played 11 nationals from Chandigarh is amused for not being selected to represent the nation. The player gets only two hours each day for hockey practice. With less practice and lack of nutritious food, he is now hoping for a scholarship, to return to turf.

Sports Ministry on September 16 has allocated Rs 95.19 crore to upgrade eight Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE). Eight states with KISCE are: Odisha, Mizoram, Telangana, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerela. The aim of the decision is to identify and groom future Olympic medalists. A total of 14 sports will be prioritized and each state or UT will be given support for development of 3 sports.