Commonwealth Games: Cash prize of ₹20 lakh for every Indian gold medallist
2 years, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Cash prize of ₹20 lakh for every Indian gold medallist

The Hindu  

Buoyed by a line-up of many sponsors supporting the Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games, the Indian Olympic Association on Thursday announced a hefty prize of ₹20 lakh for every gold medallist. In a warm send-off function here on Thursday in which the smart playing and training kit for the team was also unveiled in the presence of many leading athletes, IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta announced that the silver and bronze medallists would be given ₹10 lakh and ₹7.50 lakh, respectively. ‘Special place’ Anil Khanna, the acting president of the IOA, said that the “Commonwealth Games has a special place in our heart,” as India has been winning a large number of medals. He reeled off the best performance by Indian athletes across many disciplines since the Tokyo Olympics, and said that the focus was to make India a sports power in the next 10 years or so.

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On your mark, get set, win: India hope to better the best
1 year, 3 months ago

On your mark, get set, win: India hope to better the best

Hindustan Times  

Athletes often speak of hope and pressure in a similar vein, and not without reason. And so, when 200 Indian athletes, led by men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and women's boxing world champion Lovlina Borgohain, march out in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on Saturday in front of 80,000 people cheering from the stands -- among them Chinese President Xi …

IOA chief PT Usha to contest for Commonwealth Games Federation vice-president’s post
1 year, 4 months ago

IOA chief PT Usha to contest for Commonwealth Games Federation vice-president’s post

The Hindu  

Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha will take a step further as an administrator as she will be contesting the upcoming Commonwealth Games Federation elections for the post of vice-president. On Wednesday, the CGF announced the list of candidates shortlisted for the upcoming polls that will elect candidates for the posts of president, vice-president, regional VPs and sports committee members. …

‘It is time we start aiming for an Olympic medal’ — Murali Sreeshankar
1 year, 9 months ago

‘It is time we start aiming for an Olympic medal’ — Murali Sreeshankar

The Hindu  

For a teenager or a young adult who has grown up in an Indian household, there are things you learn to live with. India’s ace long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who was at the Sportstar National Sports Conclave in New Delhi, brings a first-hand account of it. Following a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022, and the subsequent …

Uttar Pradesh Government to Honour Commonwealth Games Medalists With Jobs & Other Benefits
2 years, 5 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Government to Honour Commonwealth Games Medalists With Jobs & Other Benefits

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government will honour eight sportspersons who have made the state and the country proud by winning medals at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday. Under the new policy, a cash prize of Rs 1 crore would be given to the gold medalist, Rs 75 lakh to the silver medalist and Rs 50 …

Commonwealth Games: India's overall performance at CWG has improved, says Anurag Thakur
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games: India's overall performance at CWG has improved, says Anurag Thakur

Firstpost  

Anurag Thakur said, “India is performing well in the Commonwealth Games. We have done well in weightlifting to athletics and our overall performance has improved and India has won 61 medals and we also dominated Kenya in running events.” Shimla: Union Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said the country’s overall performance has improved in Commonwealth Games …

India's Overall Performance Improved in Commonwealth Games: Anurag Thakur
2 years, 5 months ago

India's Overall Performance Improved in Commonwealth Games: Anurag Thakur

News 18  

Union Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said the country’s overall performance has improved in Commonwealth Games and “we are heading towards a new India." Thakur said this while interacting with the volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and the National Service Scheme at Peterhoff here as a part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan’. He also exchanged …

Commonwealth Games: Results of Indian athletes and sportspersons in Birmingham
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Results of Indian athletes and sportspersons in Birmingham

Firstpost  

Commonwealth Games Results: India’s results from the 2022 Birmingham Games with scores updated as and when events conclude. Badminton Women’s singles: PV Sindhu beats Singaporean Jia Min Yeo 21-19, 21-17 to reach the women’s singles gold medal match Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen beats Singapore’s Jia Heng Teh 21-10, 18-21, 21-16 to enter the men’s singles gold medal match Men’s singles: …

CWG 2022 Day 11 Highlights: India finish fourth courtesy 22 gold medals
2 years, 5 months ago

CWG 2022 Day 11 Highlights: India finish fourth courtesy 22 gold medals

Business Standard  

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 Highlights The Indian contingent picked four out of the five gold medals up for grab on the last day and finished fourth on the overall medals table of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. They edged out New Zealand with two gold medals and Scotland with 10 total medals to remain fourth on both …

Commonwealth Games: Watch | India top moments from CWG Day 10 as medal tally rises to 55
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Watch | India top moments from CWG Day 10 as medal tally rises to 55

Firstpost  

So far, Indian athletes have won 55 medals — 18 gold, 15 silver and 22 bronze — at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Commonwealth Games: India schedule, Results, Medals tally Sandeep Kumar made it seven medals in Athletics with a bronze in the men’s 10k walk. The final surge for India began with PV Sindhu beating Singapore’s Jia Min Yeo 21-19, …

Commonwealth Games 2022 | India puts on a remarkable show in wrestling
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022 | India puts on a remarkable show in wrestling

The Hindu  

The increase in gold medal count at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games should be an encouragement for the Indian wrestling contingent even though there were depleted fields in a few weight categories. While Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya cruised to his maiden gold, Worlds and Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia overcame a lean patch to showcase his aggressive game and clinch …

Top news of the day: July 31, 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Top news of the day: July 31, 2022

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut taken into custody by ED after day-long raids The Enforcement Directorate conducted a search at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s residence in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case and after nine hours of quizzing, the agency took the Shiv Sena MP and Uddhav Thackeray loyalist into custody, sources said. “The money is not mine.” …

India at Commonwealth Games 2022: Athletes ready to shine in Birmingham
2 years, 5 months ago

India at Commonwealth Games 2022: Athletes ready to shine in Birmingham

The Hindu  

Back in 2019, a cloud of uncertainty loomed over India’s participation in the Commonwealth Games. As many as 46 ambitious new artistic commissions and over 50 alignment projects have been planned for Commonwealth Games 2022. Shooting’s absence and Olympic javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra dropping out of the CWG with an injury will have a bearing on India’s medal tally. …

Commonwealth Games, a stepping stone for bigger conquests
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games, a stepping stone for bigger conquests

The Hindu  

In February this year, as he made a deadlift, 19-year-old weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga felt a sharp pain streak across his lower back. Eyeing a hattrick: “I still think that gold medal at the Gold Coast Games was important because it gave back the self-belief I had lost after my injury at the Olympics,” says wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who will be …

Commonwealth Games: India's complete schedule by sport, dates and times
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games: India's complete schedule by sport, dates and times

Firstpost  

Commonwealth Games schedule: Use this as your daily reckoner for daily India schedule from CWG 2022 in Birmingham. India’s Daily Schedule Day 7 Athletics and Para Athletics: Women’s Hammer Throw: Qualifying round Sarita Singh, Manja Bala 2.30 PM Women’s 200m Round 1 Heat 2 Hima Das 3.30 PM Men’s Long Jump Final Muhammed Anees Yahiya, Murali Sreeshankar 12.12 AM Boxing: …

India at Commonwealth Games: full list of medals since 1934, trivia and events record
2 years, 5 months ago

India at Commonwealth Games: full list of medals since 1934, trivia and events record

The Hindu  

A member of the team that played India’s first-ever Test match was also a member of the Indian contingent that made its Commonwealth Games debut in 1934 at London! Jahangir Khan, an all-rounder in the undivided Indian team that made its Test debut against England in June 1932 at Lord’s and who later became a cricket selector and administrator in …

2018 Commonwealth Games: Top 10 Indian performers
2 years, 5 months ago

2018 Commonwealth Games: Top 10 Indian performers

The Hindu  

India’s medal haul at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games amounted to 66, of which 26 were gold. India’s Mirabai Chanu with her gold medal at the women’s 48kg Weightlifting final during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Mirabai Chanu, Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu lived up to expectations as she won India’s first gold medal in the 48kg weightlifting event in the 2018 …

IOA Announces 322-Member India Contingent for Birmingham Commonwealth Games
2 years, 5 months ago

IOA Announces 322-Member India Contingent for Birmingham Commonwealth Games

News 18  

The Indian Olympic Association on Saturday announced a 322-strong contingent including 215 athletes and 107 officials and support staff for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The Games are scheduled to be held in British city from July 28 to August 8, and the India contingent will look to improve upon its Gold Coast 2018 CWG performance, where it finished third …

Birmingham 2022: India sends 322-member squad for Commonwealth Games
2 years, 5 months ago

Birmingham 2022: India sends 322-member squad for Commonwealth Games

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association today announced a 322-member Indian squad including 215 athletes and 107 officials and support staff, for the Commonwealth Games 2022 scheduled in Birmingham from July 28, 2022. #CWG2022 All set: Sports minister Anurag Thakur, IOA acting president Anil Khanna and the Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games at the kit unveiling and send-off ceremony in New …

Full List of Indian Athletes Taking Part in Commonwealth Games 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Full List of Indian Athletes Taking Part in Commonwealth Games 2022

News 18  

The Commonwealth Games 2022 is scheduled to start from July 28 in Birmingham. Moreover, Indian women’s cricket T20 team will feature in the Commonwealth Games for the first time. Ahead of the 2022 edition, here is a look at the Indian contingent featuring at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Cricket Full squad: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, S. Meghana, Taniya …

215-member Indian squad for the Commonwealth Games
2 years, 6 months ago

215-member Indian squad for the Commonwealth Games

Hindustan Times  

A 215-member Indian squad will be heading to the Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8, comprising 108 male and 107 female athletes. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur with Indian contingent during the kit unveiling and send-off ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi. “Rs.10 lakh will be awarded to silver …

Tokyo 2020: Indian Olympic Association's infighting takes centerstage after announcement of cash awards
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Indian Olympic Association's infighting takes centerstage after announcement of cash awards

India Today  

Internal bickering in the Indian Olympic Association has surfaced in Tokyo after the announcement of cash prize awards to the medal winners of Tokyo 2020. Batra gave away the details of an internal IOA finance committee meeting in which its chairman Anil Khanna has made the proposals. He also claimed that many of the things mentioned in the release were …

Indian Olympic Association announces cash prizes for medal winners in Tokyo, Rs 75 lakh for Gold
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian Olympic Association announces cash prizes for medal winners in Tokyo, Rs 75 lakh for Gold

India Today  

The Indian Olympic Association on Thursday announced that it would give the Tokyo Olympics gold medal winners a cash award of Rs 75 lakh apart from giving each of the participating National Sports Federations a bonus amount of Rs 25 lakh. The IOA Advisory Committee has recommended that silver medal winners will be presented Rs 40 lakh, while the bronze …

IOA forms 11-member CGA of India for 2020-21 season
4 years, 5 months ago

IOA forms 11-member CGA of India for 2020-21 season

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday constituted an 11-member Commonwealth Games Association of India under its president Narinder Batra for the 2020-21 season. READ: Union minister and Archery Association of India president Arjun Munda and National Rifle Association of India chief Raninder Singh are special invitees to the committee. As per the requirements of the Commonwealth Games Federation, every Commonwealth …

Sports Ministry ratifies IOA's proposal to host 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games shooting and archery events in India
5 years ago

Sports Ministry ratifies IOA's proposal to host 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games shooting and archery events in India

Firstpost  

The IOA decided to submit a formal proposal to host a shooting championship, where the medals won will be counted in the tally of the 2022 edition New Delhi: The government on Saturday approved “in principle” the Indian Olympic Association’s proposal to host the Commonwealth shooting championships and archery events — which are not part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games …

Sports Minister gives cash awards to SAG medallists
5 years, 1 month ago

Sports Minister gives cash awards to SAG medallists

The Hindu  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs 1.5 lakh for the 174 gold medallists of the South Asian Games held in Nepal. The South Asian Games concluded on Tuesday with India topping the table for the 13th time in a row, winning 312 medals including 174 gold, 93 silver and 45 bronze. “Going forward, we …

IOA to push for inclusion of shooting in 2022 Commonwealth Games in meeting with CGF officials
5 years, 2 months ago

IOA to push for inclusion of shooting in 2022 Commonwealth Games in meeting with CGF officials

Firstpost  

It is understood that during Thursday’s meeting, the CGF delegation is unlikely to budge on dropping shooting from the programme and will try to come out with a compromise formula. New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association will make a last-ditch effort to bring shooting back on the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games roster when it meets top officials of the Commonwealth …

Shooting in CWG 2022 tops India's agenda in meet with CGF
5 years, 2 months ago

Shooting in CWG 2022 tops India's agenda in meet with CGF

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association will make a last-ditch effort to bring shooting back on the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games roster when it meets top officials of the Commonwealth Games Federation in New Delhi on Thursday. The IOA brass, including president Narinder Batra and secretary-general Rajeev Mehta, along with sports minister Kiren Rijiju will meet CGF president Louise Martin and CEO …

IOA president Narinder Batra calls for India's withdrawal from 'waste of time' Commonwealth Games
5 years, 3 months ago

IOA president Narinder Batra calls for India's withdrawal from 'waste of time' Commonwealth Games

Firstpost  

IOA president Narinder Batra had earlier proposed India’s boycott of 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games over decision to drop shooting from roster. The Indian Olympic Association made an unprecedented proposal in July this year asking for boycott of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games based on the decision to drop shooting from the event’s roster. However, it seems like IOA president Narinder …

Commonwealth Games has no standard, says IOA chief
5 years, 3 months ago

Commonwealth Games has no standard, says IOA chief

The Hindu  

Terming the Commonwealth Games a sub-standard competition, Indian Olympic Association president, Narinder Batra, strongly pitched for India’s withdrawal from the 2022 edition in Birmingham. India has been seething over the axing of shooting from the competition but Batra sought to go beyond and stated that India should be competing at events of better quality in order to improve. But my …

IOA proposes boycott of 2022 Commonwealth Games for shooting snub
5 years, 5 months ago

IOA proposes boycott of 2022 Commonwealth Games for shooting snub

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented move, the Indian Olympic Association on Saturday proposed boycott of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games for dropping shooting from the roster, and sought the government’s approval. The development comes a day after the IOA pulled out of the Commonwealth Games Federation’s General Assembly, to be held in Rwanda in September, protesting the dropping of shooting from the …

Narinder Batra: Medal tally in next three editions important for India's 2032 Olympics bid
5 years, 7 months ago

Narinder Batra: Medal tally in next three editions important for India's 2032 Olympics bid

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association has set an ambitious target of “double-figure” medals at the Tokyo 2020 games. Speaking here on Saturday, IOA President Narinder Batra said that a good performance will prove significant in the lead up to India’s potential bid for the 2032 Olympics. You have make sure the performance is such.” Back in February, the IOC had put …

I would have won a gold if I had state assistance: Wrestler Divya Kakran tells Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
6 years, 4 months ago

I would have won a gold if I had state assistance: Wrestler Divya Kakran tells Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

India TV News  

Wrestler Divya Kakran, who won a bronze in the recently held 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, on Wednesday lashed out at the Delhi government for not extending any help to her before the games. "Nobody helps us when we need it and had I got assistance, I could have even won a gold medal," she said at a felicitation event …

MP Chief Minister gives Rs 75 lakh to silver medallist Muskan Kirar
6 years, 4 months ago

MP Chief Minister gives Rs 75 lakh to silver medallist Muskan Kirar

ABP News  

Bhopal, Aug 29 : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 75 lakh for archer Muskan Kirar, who along with Madhumita Kumari, won a silver medal in Women's Compound Archery Team event of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games. The national side on Tuesday narrowly missed the Gold as they …

Multiple medal winner Manika Batra still to receive cash reward from Delhi government three months after Gold Coast CWG
6 years, 5 months ago

Multiple medal winner Manika Batra still to receive cash reward from Delhi government three months after Gold Coast CWG

Firstpost  

Table Tennis star and India’s best athlete at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Manika Batra is yet to receive a cash reward for her achievements from the Delhi Government. New Delhi: Table tennis star Manika Batra, arguably India’s best athlete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, is yet to receive the cash reward promised by the Delhi government, more than three …

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