Haryana govt cancels award function for CWG medallists after prize money furore
Other Sports | April 25, 2018 17:42 ISTThe preparations for organising the mega awards function at Panchkula had almost been completed.
The preparations for organising the mega awards function at Panchkula had almost been completed.
Sports Ministry has already decided to select 1000 athletes every year under the Khelo India School Games for a scholarship of Rs 5 lakhs each.
Rathore congratulated the young Indian team for retaining the bronze medal in the Hockey World League (HWL) Final.
Rathore said that the government's focus was to promote sports among the school children, which will encourage them to participate at the regional and national level.
The 35-year-old Olympic bronze-medallist was among 12 national observers appointed by the then Sports Minister Vijay Goel in March.
The Union minister said he was working to shift sports from government to professionals.
Savita played a crucial role in India's title triumph in the recent Women's Asia Cup and secure a berth in next year's World Cup, pulling off the final winning save to deny higher-ranked China.
Rathore, who was invited for the U-17 World Cup prize distribution ceremony, said all big sporting organisations like FIFA now have India on their radar.
Roselyne Bachelot, who served as Minister for Health and Sport of France between 2007 and 2010, had alleged that Nadal's seven-month injury break in 2012 was due to the failed drug test.
The 47-year-old Athens Olympics silver medallist was made the sports minister in place of Vijay Goel in a major reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore who won the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has now replaced Vijay Goel as the sports minister of India.
Indians have now won 13 of their last 15 matches and are unbeaten in the last eight matches - including an unofficial match against Bhutan.
Abhay Singh Chautala today lashed out at Vijay Goel for criticising his appointment as Life President of the national Olympic body, saying the Sports Minister should first focus on his job as he has failed to fulfil his responsibilities.
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New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel visited ailing former hockey legend Mohammad Shahid on Wednesday. The 56-year-old legend, is undergoing treatment for a liver and kidney ailment at a private hospital in Gurgaon. "Minister
Thiruvananthapuram: Close on the heels of finding himself the butt of jokes following his assertion that legendary boxer Muhammad Ali hailed from God’s own country, Kerala Sports Minister E P Jayarajan has now waded into
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