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"Sports Federations Should Foster Talent, Not Vendettas": Delhi High Court
Sportspersons belong in stadiums and not court corridors, and those who aim to bring laurels to the country should not be subjected to mental agony by sports federations, the Delhi High Court has said.
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FMSCI Announces Stimulus Package For Indian Motorsports
With the Indian motorsport championships and events indefinitely postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), the National Sports Federation, has announced a stimulus package for 2020 to support the Indian motorsport fraternity. The new initiatives are aimed to encourage the resumption of grassro...
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CWG fallout: Govt to introduce new Sports Bill, aims to act tough on sports bodies
With the government under fire for its handling of the Commonwealth Games, the sports ministry has decided to act tough with sports federations in the country.Sports Minister Ajay Maken has proposed a new Sports Bill aimed at bringing in transparency and accountability in all sports bodies. He has moved a note to the Cabinet to that effect, after c...
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Sports bosses defiant after HC order
If the country can have a Prime Minister above 70 then what is wrong in having National Sports Federation chiefs of similar age, asked Archery Association of India President Vijay Kumar Malhotra reacting sharply to the Delhi High Court's decision which limits NSF heads' tenure.
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Delhi High Court asks Centre to fix age limit for sports heads
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to implement its National Sports Policy under which the upper age limit for the heads of sports federations has been fixed at 70 years.
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Malhotra wants President Patil to open CWG
Holding that inauguration of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) by Prince Charles would amount to "violation of Indian Constitution", General Association of National Sports Federations chief Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Thursday asked the government to ensure that President Pratibha Patil does the honour on Sunday.
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Ronjan Sodhi wins gold in World Cup finals
India's Ronjan Sodhi clinched a gold at the double trap gold in the ISSF World Cup finals in Izmir in Turkey on Monday. Sodhi shot a stunning 195 out of 200 to emerge victorious. The World no 5 had earlier scored 143 in the qualifying round.
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Govt restores recognition to IHF
Indian Hockey Federation on Friday got the government's recognition as the sole National Sports Federation to run the game in the country.
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Gill tells federations to follow govt guidelines
Furious with National Sports Federations for not complying with its tenure and age limitation guidelines, the Sports Ministry on Tuesday threatened to deny annual recognition to NSFs which refuse to fall in line.
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KPS Gill backs govt's stand on tenure limitation
KPS Gill ruled Indian hockey for nearly 15 years, but the chief of a rejuvenated Indian Hockey Federation on Sunday backed the government's contentious tenure limitation guidelines and also made it clear that he will not contest the much-awaited election of the national federation.
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Resolve tenure limit issue within country: Gill
Sports Minister MS Gill on Saturday said that the row over prescribing tenure and age limit of the IOA and National Sports Federation bosses should be resolved within the country.
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Indian Olympic Association officials approach PM
Indian Olympic Association officials along with a delegation of National Sports Federations are meeting the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Parliament on Wednesday to discuss the issue of new guidelines, that seek to limit tenures of sports administrators.
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"Sports Federations Should Foster Talent, Not Vendettas": Delhi High Court
Sportspersons belong in stadiums and not court corridors, and those who aim to bring laurels to the country should not be subjected to mental agony by sports federations, the Delhi High Court has said.
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FMSCI Announces Stimulus Package For Indian Motorsports
With the Indian motorsport championships and events indefinitely postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), the National Sports Federation, has announced a stimulus package for 2020 to support the Indian motorsport fraternity. The new initiatives are aimed to encourage the resumption of grassro...
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CWG fallout: Govt to introduce new Sports Bill, aims to act tough on sports bodies
With the government under fire for its handling of the Commonwealth Games, the sports ministry has decided to act tough with sports federations in the country.Sports Minister Ajay Maken has proposed a new Sports Bill aimed at bringing in transparency and accountability in all sports bodies. He has moved a note to the Cabinet to that effect, after c...
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Sports bosses defiant after HC order
If the country can have a Prime Minister above 70 then what is wrong in having National Sports Federation chiefs of similar age, asked Archery Association of India President Vijay Kumar Malhotra reacting sharply to the Delhi High Court's decision which limits NSF heads' tenure.
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Delhi High Court asks Centre to fix age limit for sports heads
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to implement its National Sports Policy under which the upper age limit for the heads of sports federations has been fixed at 70 years.
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Malhotra wants President Patil to open CWG
Holding that inauguration of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) by Prince Charles would amount to "violation of Indian Constitution", General Association of National Sports Federations chief Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Thursday asked the government to ensure that President Pratibha Patil does the honour on Sunday.
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Ronjan Sodhi wins gold in World Cup finals
India's Ronjan Sodhi clinched a gold at the double trap gold in the ISSF World Cup finals in Izmir in Turkey on Monday. Sodhi shot a stunning 195 out of 200 to emerge victorious. The World no 5 had earlier scored 143 in the qualifying round.
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Govt restores recognition to IHF
Indian Hockey Federation on Friday got the government's recognition as the sole National Sports Federation to run the game in the country.
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Gill tells federations to follow govt guidelines
Furious with National Sports Federations for not complying with its tenure and age limitation guidelines, the Sports Ministry on Tuesday threatened to deny annual recognition to NSFs which refuse to fall in line.
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KPS Gill backs govt's stand on tenure limitation
KPS Gill ruled Indian hockey for nearly 15 years, but the chief of a rejuvenated Indian Hockey Federation on Sunday backed the government's contentious tenure limitation guidelines and also made it clear that he will not contest the much-awaited election of the national federation.
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Resolve tenure limit issue within country: Gill
Sports Minister MS Gill on Saturday said that the row over prescribing tenure and age limit of the IOA and National Sports Federation bosses should be resolved within the country.
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Indian Olympic Association officials approach PM
Indian Olympic Association officials along with a delegation of National Sports Federations are meeting the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Parliament on Wednesday to discuss the issue of new guidelines, that seek to limit tenures of sports administrators.
