Pritish Raj

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj

In a tense final of the men’s compound archery at the national ranking tournament, the two contestants, one a veteran and the other 13 years his junior but the top-ranked in the country, found a light moment. The scores were tied at 58-58 in the third round when the announcer praised 22-year-old Priyansh’s body language. The 35-year-old Abhishek Verma took the opportunity to pull Priyansh’s leg before they resumed taking aim at the target.

3 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj

Birsa MunThe South Asian (SAAF) Senior Athletics Championships have been postponed for the second time in seven months, ostensibly due to the delay in granting visas to the Pakistani contingent. The tournament was scheduled from May 3-5 at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium, Ranchi, but is now expected to be held in the second or third week of June. The tournament was originally scheduled for October 4-6, 2024, but was postponed a few weeks before the event.

3 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj

The article, that comes under the ‘complicity’ subsection of NADA’s rules state: “Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering up or any other type of intentional complicity along with attempted complicity involving an anti-doping rule violation.” The article Ramesh, who has also coached 100m sprinter and National Record holder Dutee Chand in the past, was suspended after he allegedly helped athletes evade the NADA officials from the Sports Authority of India, Hyderabad...

4 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj

Days after World Boxing announced an interim committee to run the operations of the Indian federation under its most recent president Ajay Singh, 27 of 37 affiliated units on Tuesday called for an election on an urgent basis. The tenure of the elected body of BFI with Singh as president and Hemanta Kalita as secretary general expired on February 2, but elections have been delayed due to various legal disputes.

1 month ago | indianexpress.com | Pritish Raj

In a move to empower coaches, Sports Ministry is considering a proposal to introduce a TOPS-like scheme going forward. In the latest meeting of Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), it was proposed to create a group of elite coaches that will receive the support from government, a source close to the development confirmed. However, the proposal is in early stages and nothing detailed has been planned as of now. A detailed plan is expected in the due course of time.