Sports Ministry gets Rs 45 crore boost in interim budget

The Sports Ministry was on Thursday allocated Rs 3,442.32 crore, a hike of Rs 45.36 crore as compared to last year, in the interim Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In the previous budget, the Sports Ministry had got a revised allocation of Rs 3,396.96 crore. The Olympic Games in Paris, to be …

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Sports ministry clears Bajrang, Deepak Punia”s proposals for foreign training

The Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has cleared wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Deeepak Punia’s proposals to miss the World Championships trials and train abroad till the Asian Games, after receiving desired fitness certificates from the two athletes. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) wanted Olympic-medallist wrestler Bajrang to attend the trials for the World …

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Sure of landing a medal if I jump around 8.35m, says Sreeshankar

ANI | Updated: May 22, 2021 15:41 IST New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Long jumper M Sreeshankar is confident about his chances at the Tokyo Olympic Games, believing that an 8.35m jump will earn him a medal in the showpiece event scheduled to be held from July 23.The 22-year-old, now training in the Government …

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