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India simulates Asian Games shipping container accommodation for athletes in Patiala and Bengaluru

India is preparing athletes for unique Asian Games lodgings. Competitors will stay in container-style units to simulate Japan's accommodations. These temporary units will house approximately two thousand participants. The Sports Authority of India unveiled similar lodgings for training purposes. Athletes will spend nights in these units before traveling to Japan.

The Economic Times

Inside the doping scandal that could threaten India’s Olympic dream

IN FOCUS: India has been placed alongside Russia on a list of countries with ‘extremely high’ rates of doping in sport, at a time when it is pushing to be named host of the 2036 Olympics. Namita Singh in Delhi explores why athletes here are taking performance-enhancing drugs – or…

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Ministry acts on Gopichand-led Task Force's suggestions; set to form NCAB for coaches

India is set to create a National Coach Accreditation Board. This body will standardize coaching quality across the nation. Sports science integration is also planned. The Sports Ministry is preparing a roadmap for its implementation. Additionally, over 700 vacant coaching slots in the Sports Authority of India will be filled.…

The Economic Times

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Paralympics 2024: PCI, SAI host grand send-off ceremony for athletes

In a remarkable display of national pride and support, the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) hosted a grand send-off ceremony for the Indian Paralympic team on Thursday . Read further on Dynamite News:

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Junior shuttlers unhappy with BAI's entry cap

JAIPUR: As India sends its largest contingent of seven shuttlers to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the situation at the junior level is less promising. The Badminton Association of India (BAI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) face criticism for not utilising the full quota of entries for the upcoming…

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra heads to South Africa to train for the Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will train in South Africa’s Potchefstroom in his bid to defend his title at the Paris Games 2024. TOI has learnt that Neeraj submitted a proposal under the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) to train at the North-West…

The Times of India

How Bengaluru’s football youth leagues are trying to kickstart a grassroots revolution

D. Vignesh, a city lad, found The Amateur League (TAL) which provided a platform to test his football skills in an 11-vs-11 setting. With 10-12 guaranteed matches, Vignesh progressed to join the Sports Authority of India and play for India at the junior level. In 2020-21, he was part of…

The Hindu

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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…

Newslaundry

Sexual harassment allegations: HC refuses to interfere with sports ministry’s order to relieve Kabaddi team coach

The court passed the order on a plea by Kumar challenging the September 22 order of the Sports Ministry and September 23 order of the Sports Authority of India relieving him from the position of chief coach for the national coaching camp for the Indian kabaddi team (men’s) for the…

The Hindu

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

LNCPE honours family members of martyrs

The Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE) under the Sports Authority of India organised ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence on Saturday.

The Hindu

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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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

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 Hindu

Dipa Karmakar requests SAI for relaxation to take part in Asian Games

Dipa Karmakar requests SAI for relaxation to take part in Asian Games . Olympian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has written to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to provide her “relaxation” so that she can participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Dipa, who was out of action due to injuries in 2017…

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Vijay Kumar to seek appointment with Sports Minister after being ignored for SAI high performance coach role

Vijay Kumar to seek appointment with Sports Minister after being ignored for SAI high performance coach role. London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar was disillusioned when his achievements could not win him the post of high-performance coach with the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Seeking to contribute with his expertise,…

The Hindu

Ultimate Table Tennis: High Performance Director the need of the hour, says Sharath Kamal

A. Sharath Kamal, on the cusp of featuring in his fifth Asian Games, has stressed on the need for the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) to appoint a high performance director (HPD) and a full-time overseas national coach. Sharath feels the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September-October will be…

The Times of India

Olympic medallist shooter Vijay Kumar shocked after being ignored for High-Performance Coach's job

NEW DELHI: Olympic Games silver medallist pistol shooter Vijay Kumar is "shocked" that his name has been ignored for the post of High Performance Coach (HPC) by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and that they have not deemed it worthy to even communicate the decision to him.

The Times of India

Four swimmers from SAI GAF NCOE selected for Asian Games

NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India and Glenmark Aquatic Foundation on Thursday announced that four of their swimmers, Palak Joshi, Shivangi Sarma, Kushagra Rawat, and Vishal Grewal, have been selected by the Swimming Federation of India to represent India at the Asian Games 2023.

The Times of India

Equestrian team’s Asiad preparations hit by fund crunch

NEW DELHI: The Indian equestrian team’s preparation for the upcoming Asian Games has hit a major roadblock owing to shortage of funds. The Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), which has been in the news for mostly the wrong reasons of late, has informed the country’s core probable riders selected to…

Newslaundry

How Sports Authority of India proposed, but never implemented, a code of conduct for male coaches

A few months ago, when the wrestlers’ protest against Wrestling Federation of India coach Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was in full swing, the Sports Authority of India considered introducing a code of conduct for male coaches on how to train women athletes. This was part of a diploma course on…

The Times of India

SAI takes cognisance on non-selection of equestrian players for Asiad

NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday took cognisance on the non-selection of Fouaad Mirza, Chirag Khandal and Shashank Singh Kataria in the Asian Games long list after the intervention of the country's top court.

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