Sports ministry invites applications for National Sports Awards
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New Delhi, May 20 : The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has invited nominations and applications from eligible athletes, coaches and universities for the annual National Sports Awards for 2021.
The nominations for the awards will be accepted online.
Due to the pandemic last year, the sports ministry had allowed individual candidates to self-nominate and this year too the ministry will follow the same procedure due to the second wave of Covid-19 in India.
The National Sports Federations (NSFs) will also nominate athletes for top honours.
Sports ministry approaches UK Govt to help Sania with son s visa
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New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Tennis ace Sania Mirza spoke about the tweet she put up in March when Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc missed an ODI match to watch his wife and women s cricket star Alyssa Healy play the T20 World Cup final at the Melbou. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 19 : : The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has approached the UK Government, through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), to grant visa to the two-year-old son of tennis ace Sania Mirza as she competes in the United Kingdom (UK) ahead of this year s Tokyo Olympics.
I have stopped watching the news, placing sharp focus on Olympics: Neeraj Chopra India Today Web Desk
Star Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has retained his sharp focus on doing his best in his maiden Olympic Games, despite the tough challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. The lack of international competitions hurts the National Record holder, but he is staying highly motivated. I have the maximum focus and I am training hard amid the uncertain times, Neeraj Chopra said in a media conference facilitated by the Sports Authority of India. If I am training well, I can automatically stay positive and motivate myself. I also focus on my recovery and diet. Of course, news of Covid-19 spread in our country affects the mind but I ve stopped watching and reading news now. I m placing sharp focus on preparing for Olympics.
Bhavani Devi credits parents for success
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13 May 2021, 03:27 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Sabre fencer Bhavani Devi, who created history by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games, on Wednesday said that she is looking forward to giving her best performance in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. It will be the first time when most of our country will watch fencing and will watch me play, so will give my best performance in front of them, she said at a media interaction facilitated by the Sports Authority of India.
By winning a quota through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) method after the Budapest World Cup in March, the 27-year-old from Chennai marked a major milestone in a long journey. She had started her career by training with bamboo sticks. The sense of excitement on becoming the first fencer to represent India at the Olympics isn t lost on Bhavani.
India gov t launches special COVID-19 initiative for ex-international athletes Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-10 09:18 A health worker gives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a hospital in Patna, India, on May 9, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
NEW DELHI - In a bid to ensure that ex-international athletes and coaches have access to medical, financial and logistical support over COVID-19, the Indian federal government has decided to set up a special support cell.
India is currently suffering a tough second wave of COVID-19. On Sunday, India s COVID-19 tally crossed the 22-million mark with 22,296,414 cases including 403,738 new infections. Sunday was also the second consecutive day when the Asian country reported over 4,000 deaths in 24 hours from the coronavirus epidemic.