SAI asks NRAI to submit report after bio-bubble breach by shooters
3 years, 9 months ago

SAI asks NRAI to submit report after bio-bubble breach by shooters

The Hindu  

Sports Authority of India on Saturday expressed concerns after it emerged that protocols are "not being adhered to" during the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, with some international shooters also "venturing out" into the city, breaching the bio-bubble. The ongoing tournament, scheduled at the Dr Karni Singh Range from March 19 to 29, was rocked after three shooters, including two from the Indian contingent, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day. "Sports Authority of India has been made aware that during the ongoing Shooting World Cup in Delhi the Standard Operating Procedures are not being adhered to at the Games hotel and also some international players have ventured out to public places in the city, thereby breaching the bio bubble," SAI wrote in a statement. RELATED | "SAI has written to the National Rifle Association of India and asked the federation to submit a report on the same," the nodal sports body added in its statement.

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Men's Junior Hockey World Cup: COVID-19 penetrates bio-bubble, one person tests positive
3 years ago

Men's Junior Hockey World Cup: COVID-19 penetrates bio-bubble, one person tests positive

Firstpost  

According to a member of the local organising committee, the person who tested positive is a social media team member of Department of Sports and Youth Services, Odisha government Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 hit the ongoing FIH Junior Hockey World Cup here after an incident-free week with one positive case being reported on Friday. Despite being held inside a bio-bubble and all …

21 boxers, coaches test Covid positive at New Delhi’s IG sports complex
3 years, 8 months ago

21 boxers, coaches test Covid positive at New Delhi’s IG sports complex

Hindustan Times  

Training of elite women boxers, including those bound for the Tokyo Olympics, has been jeopardised with 21 Covid positive cases reported at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Wednesday. On Tuesday, five track and field athletes, including Tokyo-bound 20km race walker Priyanka Goswami, tested positive at SAI centre, Bengaluru. Before Tuesday, 30 positive cases of athletes and support staff …

SAI orders stricter protocol and weekly testing after 24 athletes test COVID-19 positive at Bhopal centre
3 years, 8 months ago

SAI orders stricter protocol and weekly testing after 24 athletes test COVID-19 positive at Bhopal centre

Firstpost  

The SAI said the precautions and norms will be implemented keeping Olympic probable athletes in mind, so that their training does not suffer. New Delhi: With several COVID-19 cases reported in the country’s top training facilities, the Sports Authority of India on Wednesday ordered implementation of stricter protocols, including weekly testing of all athletes and support staff at its campuses …

SAI orders stricter COVID-19 protocols at its centers, all athletes to be tested weekly
3 years, 8 months ago

SAI orders stricter COVID-19 protocols at its centers, all athletes to be tested weekly

The Hindu  

With several COVID-19 cases reported in the country's top training facilities, the Sports Authority of India on Wednesday ordered implementation of stricter protocols, including weekly testing of all athletes and support staff at its campuses across the nation. RELATED| "Following the second wave of Covid-19 cases across India, the SAI has released a new set of Standard Operating Procedures to …

ISSF World Cup: Croatian shooting federation thanks India for taking care of COVID-19 positive shooter Peter Gorsa
3 years, 8 months ago

ISSF World Cup: Croatian shooting federation thanks India for taking care of COVID-19 positive shooter Peter Gorsa

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Croatian Shooting Federation has expressed gratitude towards the Indian authorities for taking care of their top shooter Peter Gorsa after he tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the ongoing ISSF World Cup. Gorsa was one of the two foreign shooters who tested positive for the highly contagious virus on the eve of the combined world cup, dashing …

New Delhi Shooting World Cup: Indian Shooter Tests Negative a Day After Returning Covid-19 Positive
3 years, 9 months ago

New Delhi Shooting World Cup: Indian Shooter Tests Negative a Day After Returning Covid-19 Positive

News 18  

An Indian shooter on Sunday tested negative for COVID-19 a day after returning positive for the highly contagious virus, National Rifle Association of India sources said after the conclusion of third day’s action in the ISSF World Cup here. On Saturday night, two more Indian shooters had tested positive for COVID-19, taking the number of athletes contracting the virus to …

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Rising Covid cases raise concerns
3 years, 9 months ago

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Rising Covid cases raise concerns

Hindustan Times  

The rising number of Covid positive cases among Indian shooters at the ongoing ISSF World Cup here has raised the concerns of the event organisers and the Indian contingent. Two of India’s rapid-fire pistol shooters reported positive on Saturday night, taking the total number of cases to six. File photo of ISSF World Cup Following the adverse reports, National Rifle …

New Delhi Shooting World Cup: 2 More Indian Shooters Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

New Delhi Shooting World Cup: 2 More Indian Shooters Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Two more Indian shooters have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the number of athletes contracting the highly contagious virus to six in the ongoing ISSF World Cup in the national capital. “Two more Indian shooters have tested positive for the virus and it was known after their reports were received at night,” a National Rifle Association of India source said. …

SAI asks NRAI to submit report on shooters breaching bio-bubble during ISSF World Cup
3 years, 9 months ago

SAI asks NRAI to submit report on shooters breaching bio-bubble during ISSF World Cup

Firstpost  

Sports Authority of India on Saturday expressed concerns after it emerged that protocols are “not being adhered to” during the ISSF World Cup, with some international shooters also “venturing out” into the city, breaching the bio-bubble. The ongoing tournament, scheduled at the Dr Karni Singh Range from 19 to 29 March, was rocked after three shooters, including two from the …

Top international shooter tests positive ahead of ISSF World Cup
3 years, 9 months ago

Top international shooter tests positive ahead of ISSF World Cup

The Hindu  

A top international shooter has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the ISSF World Cup and is currently in isolation at a hospital. "A shooter has tested COVID positive before the start of the World Cup, and he has been shifted to the hospital," National Rifle Association of India secretary Rajiv Bhatia said. As per the International Shooting Sport Federation …

Indian shotgun coach tests positive for COVID-19 in Cairo
3 years, 9 months ago

Indian shotgun coach tests positive for COVID-19 in Cairo

The Hindu  

A shotgun coach with the Indian shooting team has tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Cairo for the ISSF World Cup in Cairo. The coach had been immediately isolated after returning positive for the virus, an official of the National Rifle Association of India said. The coach tested positive but the other members of the Indian contingent returned negative. …

SAI Takes Cognisance of Alleged Covid-19 Protocol Breach in Wrestling Nationals, Seeks Report from WFI
3 years, 11 months ago

SAI Takes Cognisance of Alleged Covid-19 Protocol Breach in Wrestling Nationals, Seeks Report from WFI

News 18  

The Sports Authority of India on Sunday took cognisance of an alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols during the ongoing Wrestling National Championships in Noida and a sought a report from the federation by Monday. We have also sought a report from the federation on alleged violation, by Monday,” SAI director general Sandip Pradhan said in a statement. “The federation has …

SAI, NRAI to Jointly Take Responsibility for National Shooting Camp
4 years, 2 months ago

SAI, NRAI to Jointly Take Responsibility for National Shooting Camp

News 18  

The two-month national camp for core Olympic shooters will begin at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range from Thursday. In order to maintain a secure bio-bubble whereby the athletes can train safely and to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, the responsibility of maintaining the Standard Operating Procedures will be shared by the Sports Authority of India and the National Rifle Association …

SAI Opens Up Karni Singh Range, Approves Camp for Olympic Probables
4 years, 2 months ago

SAI Opens Up Karni Singh Range, Approves Camp for Olympic Probables

News 18  

The Sports Authority of India on Thursday said that it has approved the request for opening training facilities at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here for national squad shooters from October 5. While the range had already opened up for the core Olympic probables, SAI said that 64 additional shooters would be provided ammunition and targets at government expense. In …

SAI releases upgraded SOP for resumption of sports activities
4 years, 3 months ago

SAI releases upgraded SOP for resumption of sports activities

The Hindu  

The Sports Authority of India, in accordance with Unlock 4.0 guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, has released a Standard Operating Procedure for resumption of sporting activities in all its centers. RELATED| SAI also stated that it would pay the cost of all the COVID-19 tests that will be taken by the athletes, coaches and support staff joining …

Wrestlers Must Be More Careful, National Camp Must Go On: Yogeshwar Dutt
4 years, 3 months ago

Wrestlers Must Be More Careful, National Camp Must Go On: Yogeshwar Dutt

News 18  

Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt on Monday said that the national wrestling camp should not be postponed despite four grapplers testing positive for COVID-19 at the Sports Authority of India centre in Sonepat. I know some wrestlers tested positive, but I want to say that they are safer at the SAI centre than outside,” the former wrestler said. A few …

NIS employee tests positive for COVID-19: SAI -Sportstar
4 years, 4 months ago

NIS employee tests positive for COVID-19: SAI -Sportstar

The Hindu  

The catering manager of the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, who was in mandatory quarantine after arriving at the facility from Lucknow, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Sports Authority India, without giving the name of the individual, said he has been shifted to a COVID-19 care centre as per protocol. “He along with two other officials had reported …

National Institute of Sports Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus: Sports Authority of India
4 years, 4 months ago

National Institute of Sports Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus: Sports Authority of India

News 18  

The catering manager of the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, who was in mandatory quarantine after arriving at the facility from Lucknow, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Sports Authority India, without giving the name of the individual, said he has been shifted to a COVID-19 care centre as per protocol. ”He along with two other officials had reported …

SAI Announce National Camp for Archers in Pune From August 25
4 years, 4 months ago

SAI Announce National Camp for Archers in Pune From August 25

News 18  

A team of 16 recurve archers, along with four coaches and two support staff, will report to the Army Sports Institute in Pune for a national camp on August 25, the Sports Authority of India announced on Thursday. Archers who will be joining the camp include Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das, B Dhiraj, Pravin Jadhav, Jayanta Talukdar, Sukhmanu Babrekar, Kapil, Vishwas, …

Shooting camp venue will depend on COVID-19 situation
4 years, 5 months ago

Shooting camp venue will depend on COVID-19 situation

The Hindu  

The National Rifle Association of India is “encouraged” by Sports Authority of India’s decision to open the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range but the federation will take into consideration the COVID-19 situation while finalising the venue for organising its Olympic camp. READ | “NRAI was pre-scheduled to meet on July 15th to review and formalise its activity, resumption of camps, …

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