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Legends, celebrities join Rijiju for 2nd Fit India Dialogue
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): After the superhit first edition of the Fit India Dialogue hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday anchored the second edition of the Fit India Dialogue.
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Sports Ministry announces new incentive structure to fund 500 priv
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): The Sports Ministry has introduced an incentivisation structure to extend monetary support to 500 private academies, through the Khelo India Scheme over the next four years starting FY 2020-21.
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Gopichand proposes mini-leagues among top players for sport to res
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI): India's legendary badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Wednesday proposed a novel idea of creating bio-secure bubbles and organising multiple mini-leagues among top athletes for the sport to resume in the country.
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PV Sindhu pulls out of Thomas and Uber Cup due to 'personal reason
Updated : 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu has pulled out of the 2020 Thomas and Uber Cup citing 'personal reasons'.
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N Sikki Reddy, her physio test negative for COVID-19, training to
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Shuttler N Sikki Reddy and her physiotherapist Kiran C tested negative for coronavirus on Saturday.
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PV Sindhu among 8 athletes to attend badminton national camp from
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) has decided to resume the badminton national camp for eight Olympic-bound athletes at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad from Friday.
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IOA welcomes Sports Ministry's decision to remove salary cap for c
Updated : 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday welcomed the Sports Ministry's decision to remove the salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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On Prakash Padukone's birthday, let's remember his All England Bad
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): As Prakash Padukone celebrates his 65th birthday, it's worthwhile to remember his win in the All England Badminton Championships way back in 1980.
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Gopichand highlights physical literacy to tide tough times of COVI
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India's legendary badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Thursday emphasised the importance of physical literacy, as people around the world, are fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, during an ELMS Sports Foundation, webinar chat with expert Margaret Whitehea
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Should fund group rather individual: Pullela Gopichand suggests ch
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday suggested changes in the funding model of sports saying that the current model is "athlete-centric" but it should rather focus on "funding a group".
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Winning at all costs is not necessary: Pullela Gopichand
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Indian national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Friday urged the society to relook at the concept of "winning at all cost" and said people's focus should rather be on reaching their full potential.
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SAI, BAI hold online badminton coaching development program with r
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): In accordance with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Sports Ministry's initiative to groom coaches as the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) held the first session of its Online Coach Development Program o
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