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August 30, 2020 4:07 PM

Unlock 4: SAI to open up its facilities for Developmental Group athletes

Sports Authority of India (SAI) has been opening up its facilities for sporting activities in a phased manner after the Government announced Unlock 1. In the first phase, Olympic and Paralympic-bound athletes began sporting activities at SAI's sporting facilities. As country enters Unlock 4...

August 30, 2020 9:15 AM

Alexander Kristoff wins opening stage of Tour de France

Alexander Kristoff won the opening stage of the Tour de France, the annual multiple stage bicycle race. Rain made the roads treacherous and led to several crashes. The Tour de France rolled out from the French Riviera city of Nice, two months later than planned and under the shadow of the coronaviru...

August 29, 2020 2:10 PM

Leh Deputy Commissioner flags off Fit India Freedom Run

In Leh, Deputy Commissioner Mr. Sachin Kumar Vaishya flagged off a Fit India Freedom Run today. The run was organized by the District Youth Services and Sports Department. Fit India Freedom Run is part of Fit India Movement organized marking the Independence Day and to mark the  150th birth annivers...

August 29, 2020 1:58 PM

Govt enhances prize money in Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya awards

The prize money in four of the seven categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards has been enhanced. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the enhancement  on the occasion of the National Sports Day today. The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been in...

August 29, 2020 8:09 AM

Veteran Athletics coach Purshottam Rai dies at 79

Veteran athletics coach Purshottam Rai died due to a cardiac arrest in Bengaluru yesterday. He was to be conferred the prestigious Dronacharya Award in the lifetime category today. He was 79. Rai coached top athletes such as Olympian quartermiler Vandana Rao, heptathlete Pramila Aiyappa, Ashwini Nac...

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