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What Does Derecognition by the Sports Ministry Mean for Football in India? (420 Grams S-2 Ep. 42)
02 Jul 2020
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is also among the 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs) derecognised.
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Narinder Batra Calls for End to Fighting Within Indian Olympic Association
29 Jun 2020
After a hugely denigrating back and forth between the top two officials of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Narinder Batra has now extended an olive branch of sorts, asking members to work…
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Narinder Batra’s Election Illegal, Alleges Sudhanshu Mittal as IOA Infighting Reaches IOC
08 Jun 2020
Last week Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal wrote to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) alleging that the president, Narinder Batra, was elected to the top…
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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers to Skip One Year Countdown Event
05 Jun 2020
Even as preparations and solutions are being found for the Olympics, a Tokyo 2020 executive board member has advocated caution saying organisers may need to monitor the situation till next spring…
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Japan Exploring A ‘Simplified' Olympics Option, Says Tokyo Governor
04 Jun 2020
Tokyo’s governor has pointedly suggested that the 2021 Olympic Games will have compulsory coronavirus testing, fewer spectators and controlled movement in the athletes village -- an idea that may…
Saanika Kala
Sangampreet Singh Bisla: Upcoming Indian Archer Contemplates Form In Lockdown
26 May 2020
With limited access to ranges and equipment for training, archer Sangampreet Bisla has gone back to his childhood, training on the family’s farm to keep himself going.
Leslie Xavier
IOA and Ministry’s Quid Pro Quo Games An Embarrassment for Indian Sport
18 May 2020
The amount of aid requested by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for restart of sports post Covid-19 lockdown, Rs. 220 crore, is only marginally less than the fund allocated for National Sports…
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Tokyo Olympic CEO Promises ‘Transparency’ Over Cost of Delay
24 Apr 2020
The CEO of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday promised “transparency” to the Japanese public about the cost of postponing the games to next year.
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IOC Postpones Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics to “No Later Than summer 2021”
24 Mar 2020
On a telephone call with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, Shinzo Abe proposed postponing the Tokyo Olympics in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Indian Olympic…
Leslie Xavier
Indian Football Teams Missing in Action: Time We Look Beyond Asian Games
10 Jul 2018
Newsclick's sports team discusses what the All India Football Federation (AIFF) should do next, instead of crying foul, after the men's and women's football teams were not cleared for the 2018 Asian…