Topic: Sports in India
Centre to establish 1000 KICs at district level across India
The Indian government has decided to set up 1,000 Khelo India Centres (KIC) at the district level across the country. The past champions will either manage these centres...
48 sportspersons to be conferred with Shiv Chhatrapati Award
Shiv Chhatrapati Award is the highest sports award presented annually to the state players by the Government of Maharashtra. The State Government instituted the award during 1969–70. Recently...
77th Senior National squash championships held in Tamil Nadu
The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI)-77th Senior National squash championships was recently held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Ace Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa clinched the women’s title by...
Udayan Mane wins TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship
Udayan Mane was recently seen in news, as the Pune-based Golfer recently won the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship. He defeated his fellow player Veer Ahlawat of Gurugram....
Rakhi Halder bags gold medal at Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships
Rakhi Halder, the Indian weight-lifter from West Bengal was seen in news recently as she bagged gold medal in 64kg category at the 35th edition of the Senior...
Rakhi Halder wins gold medal at the Women’s National Weightlifting Championship
On February 6, 2020, Rakhi Halder of West Bengal won Senior Weightlifting Championship. She bagged gold medal in the 64 kg category at the 35th National Weight lifting...
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of National Sports day (on August 29) ceremony presented Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2018 to winners at Rashtrapati Bhavan. It...
Indian Doping Testing body suspended by WADA
The World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) has decided to suspend the accreditation granted to the National Dope Testing Laboratory, India. What has happened? The WADA has withdrawn the accreditation granted...
Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship: Ritu Phogat wins Silver
India’s Ritu Phogat has won Silver medal in Under-23 Senior World Wrestling held in Poland. She won silver medal in 48 kg category. She entered into final by...
Low Female Participation in Sports in India
In India, Gender ratios in sports are highly skewed and the female participation in sports is marginal and insufficient. This issue should be analysed in the light of...
