SAI suspends camps till May 3 due to extended national lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

SAI suspends camps till May 3 due to extended national lockdown

The Hindu  

All training camps at Sports Authority of India centres across the country will remain suspended till May 3 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension of the ongoing national lockdown to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. “All SAI camps were postponed till April 14 because of the ongoing lockdown. But since the lockdown is extended, the camps will remained suspended till May 3,” a SAI source told PTI on Tuesday after the’s address to the nation. However, athletes such as star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, currently at NIS Patiala, will be allowed to stay at SAI hostels.

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SAI to shut down training centres amid rise in COVID-19 cases but camps for elite athletes to continue
3 years ago

SAI to shut down training centres amid rise in COVID-19 cases but camps for elite athletes to continue

Firstpost  

The Sports Authority of India on Monday said it has decided to close its 67 training centres across the country due to rising COVID-19 cases but national camps for elite athletes will continue in bio-bubbles. New Delhi: The Sports Authority of India on Monday said it has decided to close its 67 training centres across the country due to rising …

SAI to Shut Down 67 Training Centres Due to Rise in COVID-19 Cases But Camps for Elite Athletes to Continue
3 years ago

SAI to Shut Down 67 Training Centres Due to Rise in COVID-19 Cases But Camps for Elite Athletes to Continue

News 18  

The Sports Authority of India on Monday announced taht it has decided to close its 67 training centres across the country due to rising COVID-19 cases. “In view of rising cases of COVID-19, the Sports Authority of India has decided to close the 67 SAI Training centres across the country,” the SAI said in a statement. The training camps for …

SAI takes steps to ensure intensity of athletes returning to training Olympics
3 years, 11 months ago

SAI takes steps to ensure intensity of athletes returning to training Olympics

The Hindu  

With a view to ensure no reduction in training intensity of the Olympic Games-bound athletes, Sports Authority of India has amended the quarantine regulations for those returning to its centres from various competitions. In partial modification of the Standard Operating Procedures issued on September 11 and December 3 last year, SAI has ensured that athletes returning to national camps at …

SAI arranges travel for athletes with training set to resume
4 years, 2 months ago

SAI arranges travel for athletes with training set to resume

The Hindu  

In view of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, sporting activities are set to resume at SAI training centres across India from November 1. Considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation and the need to protect athletes from exposure to the virus, the Sports Authority of India has decided to make transport arrangements for several athletes to join their respective training facilities. READ …

SAI forms training plan for 2021 Olympics-bound para athletes
4 years, 3 months ago

SAI forms training plan for 2021 Olympics-bound para athletes

The Hindu  

The Sports Authority of India has decided to resume sporting activities of the Tokyo Olympics bound Para-athletes and athletes in SAI’s National Centre of Excellence across the country in a phased manner from October 5. In the first phase that began in June, SAI had allowed training only for the Olympic bound athletes at the various SAI centres. The second …

National Wrestling Camps for Men and Women to Begin on September 1 in Sonepat, Lucknow
4 years, 5 months ago

National Wrestling Camps for Men and Women to Begin on September 1 in Sonepat, Lucknow

News 18  

The national wrestling camps for Tokyo Olympics hopefuls will commence from September 1, the Sports Authority of India confirmed on Saturday. A total of 26 wrestlers in eight weight categories — five freestyle and three greco-Roman, as well as six support staff will be part of the men's camp. Prominent wrestlers who will take part in the camps are Ravi …

National camp for junior athletes to begin from October 1: SAI
4 years, 5 months ago

National camp for junior athletes to begin from October 1: SAI

The Hindu  

The national training camps for junior athletes will begin in a phased manner from October 1, the Sports Authority of India said on Wednesday. It was decided in SAI’s Mission Olympic Cell review meeting that training of junior athletes at its National Centres of Excellence, shut since March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, will start in a phased manner from …

Hockey camps to begin next week as state government gives nod
4 years, 5 months ago

Hockey camps to begin next week as state government gives nod

The Hindu  

The Olympics-bound Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will return for their respective national camps on August 4 at SAI Centre in Bengaluru and head straight to a 14-day quarantine in keeping with the COVID-19 protocols. Athletes, coaches and support staff will also be tested when they arrive in Bengaluru to ensure that all campers are at a reduced risk …

Tokyo-bound Indian men, women’s hockey teams to resume camps at SAI Bengaluru after Karnataka gives green signal
4 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo-bound Indian men, women’s hockey teams to resume camps at SAI Bengaluru after Karnataka gives green signal

Firstpost  

The players and support staff, who will arrive in Bengaluru from various parts of the country and abroad, will undergo a two-week quarantine inside the campus before resuming training. The Olympics-bound Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will return for their respective national camps on 4 August at SAI Centre in Bengaluru and head straight to a 14-day quarantine in …

Men's And Women's Hockey Team Camp To Be Held In Bengaluru From August 4
4 years, 5 months ago

Men's And Women's Hockey Team Camp To Be Held In Bengaluru From August 4

ABP News  

Members of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams bound for Tokyo Olympics will join the National Camp at SAI’s National Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from August 4, 2020, in preparation for Olympics to be held in 2021. The athletes, coaches and support staff, who were on a home break, will join the camp on August 4 and undergo …

SAI allows back quarantine violators, terms breach unintentional
4 years, 5 months ago

SAI allows back quarantine violators, terms breach unintentional

The Hindu  

India’s top boxers will resume formal camp training from Monday following the end of their isolation period this weekend even as the Sports Authority of India pardoned the pugilists who stirred up a storm by “unintentionally” breaking COVID-19 quarantine protocol. The boxers and coaches, including world silver medallist and top Olympic medal contender Amit Panghal, have been in isolation at …

National Hockey Camps to Not Resume on July 19 as Slated with Bengaluru Going into Covid-19 Lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

National Hockey Camps to Not Resume on July 19 as Slated with Bengaluru Going into Covid-19 Lockdown

News 18  

The national camps for Indian men's and women's hockey teams will not resume as planned on July 19 at Bengaluru SAI Centre with the rising Covid-19 case count forcing the city into a complete seven-day lockdown. A SAI source in Bengaluru, however, confirmed to PTI that there is no way the national camps can resume on the earlier earmarked date …

Boxing’s national camp all set to resume next month: top official
4 years, 6 months ago

Boxing’s national camp all set to resume next month: top official

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India’s plan to resume the national camp for Olympic-bound pugilists in Patiala is expected to materialise in the next couple of days as the “requisite permissions” are “finally coming through". By July 1, the boxers can start assembling, followed by quarantine and testing and then resumption of training,” a top federation official told PTI. All the …

Indian boxing training camp delayed due administrative issues
4 years, 7 months ago

Indian boxing training camp delayed due administrative issues

The Hindu  

India’s Olympic-bound boxers will have to wait for some more time before resuming training as the national federation’s plan to restart the camp on June 10 in Patiala has been delayed by at least a week because of administrative issues. The clearance might come in a day or two but we need at least a week to work out the …

SAI opens training at Patiala, Bengaluru for elite athletes
4 years, 7 months ago

SAI opens training at Patiala, Bengaluru for elite athletes

The Hindu  

Olympic-bound athletes cloistered at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala and the Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru finally got the go-ahead to resume training starting Wednesday. A day after opening its stadia in Delhi to trainees, the Sports Authority of India cleared sporting activities for elite athletes, subject to ministry, SAI and NSF Standard Operating Procedures. However, only elite athletes either …

SAI allows elite athletes including Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das to start outdoor training
4 years, 7 months ago

SAI allows elite athletes including Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das to start outdoor training

Firstpost  

The SAI said training, which also resumed at its Bengaluru centre, took place in strict compliance with the health guidelines of the government and the Standard Operating Procedure that was unveiled last week. Confined to their hostel rooms for more than two months due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown, elite Indian athletes such as javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and sprinter Hima …

Boxers’ camp unlikely to resume soon amid logistical issues
4 years, 7 months ago

Boxers’ camp unlikely to resume soon amid logistical issues

The Hindu  

The Home Ministry’s go ahead has come and a Standard Operating Procedure is also in place but Indian boxers are unlikely to resume camp training anytime soon as the national federation grapples with a “few logistical concerns” amid the coronavirus pandemic. “There was an executive committee meeting yesterday where it was decided that any decision or discussion on resumption and …

Plan to resume national camps shut due to COVID-19 from May-end: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
4 years, 8 months ago

Plan to resume national camps shut due to COVID-19 from May-end: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

India TV News  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said his ministry is devising a plan for phase-wise resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes by the end of this month. Rijiju said the coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 17, forced his ministry to delay the resumption of the training camps at Sports Authority of India centres. First, we …

All national camps postponed due to coronavirus, says Kiren Rijiju
4 years, 9 months ago

All national camps postponed due to coronavirus, says Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

All national camps, except for those where athletes are preparing for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, were on Tuesday postponed until further order because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the academic training at the National Centre of Excellence and Sports Authority of India Centres will also be suspended. “Due to Covid-19, SAI has decided that: All National …

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