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 October. First the athletes of TOPS Developmental Group will start training and gradually others will begin,” a SAI source told PTI. READ: The SAI, however, said that the respective state governments where the NCOEs are situated will take the final call, keeping in mind the health and safety of athletes and coaches amid the pandemic.

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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 orders stricter protocol and weekly testing after 24 athletes test COVID-19 positive at Bhopal centre
3 years, 9 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 allows non-residential athletes to train in NCOEs, albeit with a rider
3 years, 9 months ago

SAI allows non-residential athletes to train in NCOEs, albeit with a rider

The Hindu  

The Sports Authority of India has allowed non-residential athletes to train at its National Centre of Excellence. "In this regard, it has come to the notice of the competent authority that non-residential athletes of the NCOEs are deprived training due to obligations of maintaining the bio-bubble," a letter issued by Regional Director of SAI, Shiv Sharma, read. READ | Indian …

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 …

All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday
4 years, 2 months ago

All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday

The Hindu  

All 12 women wrestlers who had assembled at SAI centre in Lucknow, including Olympic qualifier Vinesh Phogat, have tested negative for coronavirus, clearing the decks for the resumption of training from Monday. Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, Seema, Lalita and Nisha will join the camp from October 25, according to national coach Kuldeep Malik. Vinesh, the only woman wrestler to have …

Gradual increase in training intensity will yield best results, says Graham Reid
4 years, 3 months ago

Gradual increase in training intensity will yield best results, says Graham Reid

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams have resumed their training after practice had been halted due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the coronavirus. Six men's team players, including captain Manpreet Singh, have recently resumed individual training after recovering from COVID-19. Indian men’s head coach Graham Reid said that the emphasis at the moment is on skill-based training focusing …

Tokyo Olympics 2020-bound para-athletes and players in nine disciplines to resume training from 5 October, says SAI
4 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020-bound para-athletes and players in nine disciplines to resume training from 5 October, says SAI

Firstpost  

SAI will now allow resumption of activities in nine disciplines — cycling, hockey, weightlifting, archery, wrestling, Judo, athletics, boxing and fencing — apart from para-athletics, para-powerlifting, para shooting, para archery. Tokyo Olympics bound para-athletes and those who have not yet qualified for the Games, are likely to resume sporting activities at the National Centres of Excellence across the country from …

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 …

SAI to allow developmental shooters to train from Sept. 2
4 years, 4 months ago

SAI to allow developmental shooters to train from Sept. 2

The Hindu  

The Sports Authority of India on Sunday announced that the developmental group of shooters will be allowed to use its facilities from next month with the central government further easing lockdown restrictions under its Unlock 4 guidelines. The SAI said shooters of Target Olympic Podium scheme and those at the National Centre of Excellence at the Karni Singh Shooting Range …

SAI to allow developmental shooters under TOPS and at Karni Range to train from September 2
4 years, 4 months ago

SAI to allow developmental shooters under TOPS and at Karni Range to train from September 2

India TV News  

The Sports Authority of India on Sunday announced that the developmental group of shooters will be allowed to use its facilities from next month with the central government further easing lockdown restrictions under its Unlock 4 guidelines. The SAI said shooters of Target Olympic Podium scheme and those at the National Centre of Excellence at the Karni Singh Shooting Range …

COVID-19: National camp for women wrestlers postponed again
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: National camp for women wrestlers postponed again

The Hindu  

The women’s national wrestling camp, which was scheduled to start from September 1 in Lucknow, was on Saturday postponed after top players expressed apprehensions about travelling amidst rising cases of coronavirus. Vinesh Phogat, the latest wrestler selected for country’s highest sporting honour - Khel Ratna - had openly voiced concerns about travelling to Lucknow. “The National Women’s Wrestling Camp which …

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 …

SAI Announce National Camp for Archers in Pune From August 25
4 years, 5 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, …

National Hockey Camps to Resume on August 19 Despite 6 Coronavirus Cases
4 years, 5 months ago

National Hockey Camps to Resume on August 19 Despite 6 Coronavirus Cases

News 18  

The training camps for India's national hockey teams will go ahead as scheduled from August 19 in Bengaluru despite half a dozen men's team players, including skipper Manpreet Singh, being hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19. "…the Indian men's and Indian women's hockey teams are scheduled to resume sports activities from, Wednesday 19th August 2020, following the completion of their …

National training camps for Indian men's, women's hockey team facing uncertain future after bout of COVID-19 cases
4 years, 5 months ago

National training camps for Indian men's, women's hockey team facing uncertain future after bout of COVID-19 cases

Firstpost  

Six Indian men’s hockey team players — skipper Manpreet Singh, striker Mandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak — have tested positive after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp, scheduled to start on 20 August. Six Indian men’s team players — skipper Manpreet Singh, striker Mandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, …

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 …

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 …

Plan being drawn for athletes' outdoor training after lockdown, says Rijiju
4 years, 8 months ago

Plan being drawn for athletes' outdoor training after lockdown, says Rijiju

The Hindu  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said a team has been formed to draw up a post-lockdown Standard Operating Procedure to be followed by athletes, coaches and other staff during outdoor training that will resume in a “planned manner". Athletics Federation of India president Adille Sumariwalla, who was also part of the meeting, told PTI that the minister has made …

SAI forms panel to prepare for phased resumption of training
4 years, 8 months ago

SAI forms panel to prepare for phased resumption of training

The Hindu  

The Sports Authority of India has formed a six-member committee to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure for phased resumption of training across sporting disciplines at all the centres once the coronavirus-forced national lockdown is lifted. The six-member panel will be headed by SAI secretary Rohit Bharadwaj and will have CEO Target Olympic Podium Scheme Rajesh Rajagopalan, Executive Director SS Roy, …

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 …

COVID-19 | Indian Olympic Association, Sports Ministry to assess participation possibility
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 | Indian Olympic Association, Sports Ministry to assess participation possibility

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association and the Sports Ministry are likely to assess India's preparations for the 2020 Olympics and also the possibility of participating in the Games some time this week after a series of meetings and interactions with the IOC. “I am personally in touch with the Sports Ministry, SAI, IOC, National Sports Federations and all stakeholders regarding the …

Coronavirus pandemic forces AFI to allow participation of only athletes part of national camps in first edition of Indian Grand Prix
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic forces AFI to allow participation of only athletes part of national camps in first edition of Indian Grand Prix

Firstpost  

The AFI on Monday had said that the first two competitions of the Indian Grand Prix series will be held without any spectators and all the athletes coming from outside will be allowed to enter the NS-NIS campus after a medical check-up by AFI/SAI medical team at the SAI NS-NIS gate. New Delhi: The first competition of the Indian Grand …

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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