Tag: Sports Ministry

New Delhi: The Sports Ministry is set to organise the largest country-wide run, the Fit India Freedom Run from August 15 to October 2. In keeping with the current pandemic situation and social distancing norms, the government has decided to encourage participants of the event to run at their own pace — anywhere and at […]

New Delhi: The 2020 National Sports Awards will be held via video conferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held on Saturday (August 29), and the Ministry said that 65 out of the 74 awardees will be present. Of the nine award winners who […]

New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous games — Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba — to be part of Khelo India Youth Games 2021, scheduled to take place in Haryana. Speaking about the decision, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “India has a rich heritage of indigenous sports, and it […]

New Delhi: Eyeing resumption of sporting events in the coming months, the Sports Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) which allow 50 per cent attendance in venues while prescribing formation of COVID-19 Task Force by organisers of each competition. The circular issued by the Sports Ministry on Saturday stated that the guidelines were formulated […]

New Delhi: The sports ministry is expecting a decision on Covid-19 vaccination for Olympic Games-bound athletes shortly from the health ministry, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday. “It’s sensitive issue, and we are in the process of working out a plan. The health of the elite athletes training in the national camp for […]