The release also said those who finish in fourth position will get Rs 15,000, while those in fifth and sixth position would get Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000, respectively.
Anurag Thakur, who took over from Kiren Rijiju as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports earlier this year, said that Rs 7,072.28 was allocated to the...
The Union minister also highly praised sports icon MC Mary Kom, who was present on the occasion, for her dedication towards her different responsibilities.
The Relay will begin on October 7, and the Baton will travel for 269 days, covering approximately 140,000 kilometres, having over 7,500 Baton-bearers.
Ngangom Dingko Singh, Asian Games gold-medallist and an Arjuna award-winning boxer, aged 42, died of liver cancer in June this year.
Nishad jumped 2.06m and was tied with Dallas Wise of USA for the second spot. Both were awarded joint silver
There is much chest-thumping and patting of backs, but few are spending big money to support Olympics sports. While stars such as Mary Kom and PV Sindhu are...
While the Indian team went on a 20-day break after the final, Karthik moved on to his next assignment - the limited overs series between Sri Lanka and England.
Yuri Ogorodnik was associated with Indian athletics for nearly two decades since the early 2000s, training the Indian athletes during his multiple stints
Kaushik and Singh were part of the 1980 Indian hockey team that struck gold at Moscow Olympics
Kiren Rijiju urged the corporate houses to come together to help create a sports-loving society
The world anti-doping watchdog (WADA) first suspended NDTL's accreditation in August 2019 for a period of six months, then extended the ban citing...