20 new disciplines eligible for Government jobs under sports quotas
4 years, 3 months ago

20 new disciplines eligible for Government jobs under sports quotas

The Hindu  

The Department of Personnel and Training on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Department of Sports to grant benefit of the sports quota to athletes of 20 new disciplines. The revised list includes baseball, body building, cycling polo, deaf sports, fencing, kudo, mallakhamb, motorsports, net ball, para sports, pencak silat, roll ball, rugby, sepak takraw, soft tennis, shooting ball, tenpin bowling, triathlon, tug-of-war and wushu. READ | The number of sports, which qualify for appointment of sportspersons in Central Government offices, has now inccreased from 43 to 63, including indigenous and traditional sports. Speaking about the decision, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju said, "To ensure the overall welfare of our athletes is of primary importance for the Government, and the proposal to include more sporting disciplines in the DoPT list is a step in that direction.

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Sports Bill ready to be introduced in budget session of Parliament next year, says Mandaviya
1 week, 5 days ago

Sports Bill ready to be introduced in budget session of Parliament next year, says Mandaviya

The Hindu  

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said the government is keen to bring the Sports Bill in the budget session of Parliament and is ready to tweak a few criteria so that more Indian sports administrators can seek bigger roles in international bodies. Soon after becoming OCA chief, Singh had asked the government to re-look at its policy which restricts …

Jayesh Ranjan outlines incentives for athletes in Telangana's new sports policy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jayesh Ranjan outlines incentives for athletes in Telangana's new sports policy

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Jayesh Ranjan, Special Secretary emphasised that the state’s new sports policy will clarify details regarding cash rewards and employment opportunities for the state athletes across various sports disciplines. The need for private and government schools to implement a mandatory sports period, ensure adequate infrastructure, and adhere to the sports calendar to encourage student participation in tournaments, were also discussed. …

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program
1 year, 1 month ago

Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program

The Hindu  

Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares and medal events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games because cricket and other newcomers were added to the program. The International Olympic Committee last month approved cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash for 2028 and kept boxing, modern pentathlon and weightlifting …

Reservation for sportspersons to extend to all departments in Karnataka
2 years, 4 months ago

Reservation for sportspersons to extend to all departments in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 17, 2022 14:52 IST Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai assured sportspersons in Karnataka that the two per cent reservation currently in place for sporting professionals and athletes in the forest and police departments would be extended to all departments. Bommai announced this on August 16 during an event at Vidhana Soudha, where he honoured sportspersons from …

Tokyo Olympics | Sports Ministry not to send its delegation
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Sports Ministry not to send its delegation

The Hindu  

The Sports Ministry on Friday said it has decided against sending its delegation to Tokyo Olympics to accommodate "maximum" support staff, including coaches and physios, for the athletes competing in the Summer Games. A total of 100 Indian athletes have so far qualified and another 25 to 35 might make the cut for the delayed Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July …

Sports Ministry not to send its delegation to Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Sports Ministry not to send its delegation to Olympics

Hindustan Times  

The Sports Ministry on Friday said it has decided against sending its delegation to Tokyo Olympics to accommodate "maximum" support staff, including coaches and physios, for the athletes competing in the Summer Games. A total of 100 Indian athletes have so far qualified and another 25 to 35 might make the cut for the delayed Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July …

Don't Count My Tenure If India Don't Make it to Top 10 at 2028 Olympics: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
3 years, 11 months ago

Don't Count My Tenure If India Don't Make it to Top 10 at 2028 Olympics: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

News 18  

Kiren Rijiju said that his tenure as Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports can be discounted if India is not able to make it to the top-ten of 2028 Olympics. “If India doesn’t make it to the top ten in the medal tally of 2028 Olympics then don’t count my this tenure as Sports Minister,” Rijiju said at the inauguration …

India Shouldn't be Satisfied with 1-2 Medals in 2028 Olympics: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
4 years ago

India Shouldn't be Satisfied with 1-2 Medals in 2028 Olympics: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

News 18  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that India should not be satisfied with only one or two medals at the 2028 Olympic Games and instead aim to be in top 10 at the Los Angeles Games. “The central and state government has to work together and we will provide all necessary financial assistance so they develop with proper infrastructure and …

Promote sports for nation’s glory
4 years, 2 months ago

Promote sports for nation’s glory

The Hindu  

One of the positive developments in the country is that sports is recognised as a part of education. “The new education policy of India is also going to have sports as a part of education and not as extracurricular activities,” said Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. Plans are afoot to establish a national sports education board and an Olympic museum …

Tokyo Olympics 2020-bound para-athletes and players in nine disciplines to resume training from 5 October, says SAI
4 years, 2 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 …

Department of Personnel and Training Welcomes 'Sports Quota', Centre Adds Indigenous Sports to Recruitment List
4 years, 3 months ago

Department of Personnel and Training Welcomes 'Sports Quota', Centre Adds Indigenous Sports to Recruitment List

News 18  

Sports in India received a further push from the government as the Centre added 20 more sports disciplines to their list of sports eligible for direct recruitment of meritorious sportspersons in Group C level government posts. Here are the various sports disciplines under which sportspersons are eligible to apply for government jobs: archery, athletics, atya-patya, badminton, ball-badminton, basketball, billiards and …

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