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V Srinivasan, husband of IOA President P T Usha, passed away at 67 after collapsing at his Kozhikode residence. Rushed to the hospital, he could not be revived. A former central government employee, Srinivasan was a steadfast supporter of Usha's sporting and political journey. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences to the grieving Usha and their son, Ujjwal.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday affirmed support to former Olympic track and field athlete PT Usha's athletics school.

Usha, who remains one of India's most accomplished athletes with 11 medals at the Asian Games and is famously called the 'Golden Girl', had retired in 2000 with a promise to nurture new crop of athletes. The Usha School of athletics, formed in 2002, has consistently managed to produce athletes for the country.

Post-Diwali, Delhi has been debating rise in pollution levels and smog, but even the deteriorating air quality could not stop thousands of Delhiites from participating in the ‘Run for Martyrs’ organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday morning. People from all walks of life and different age groups joined the BSF jawans and officials in the run to salute the martyrs, a day after Police Commemoration Day.

Legendary sprinter PT Usha is set to become the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in the sports body's 95-year-long history.

Legendary sprinter PT Usha is all set to become the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in the sports body's 95-year-long history. Usha, fondly known as the 'Payyoli Express', will also be the first Olympian and an international medallist to head the national Olympic committee, which goes to polls on December 10.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked female athletes -- Mary Kom, PT Usha and PV Sindhu -- who extended their greetings to him on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

To commemorate International Women's Day, the Fit India Movement, in association with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), organised an All Women Fit India Walkathon at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium here on Monday.

India's champion shuttler PV Sindhu feels more women will win medals for the country in future. Reigning world champion Sindhu recently won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2019.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYAS) and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India) together signed a partnership on Monday to empower young people.

Retiring national chief athletics coach Bahadur Singh on Saturday lamented at the lack of a proper indoor training facility while also urging the administrators of the sport to focus more on the grassroot level.

After becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics, Bhavani Devi is confident that more players will take up fencing as a career in the near future and the sport will see more participation from women.

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Wednesday stated that the new era of Paralympic sports has begun in the country after the Indian athletes won a historic 19 medals, including 5 gold and 8 silver, in Tokyo 2020.

Gujarat’s Ankita Raina, Harmeet Desai and Cheteshwar Pujara were among the top sportspersons who interacted with PM Narendra Modi about India’s fight against COVID-19

The Boxing Federation of India on Monday nominated world silver-medallist Amit Panghal and the seasoned Vikas Krishan for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, picking only Olympic-bound names as its nominees for the annual honours. The BFI has nominated world bronze-winning trio of Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) and Simranjit Kaur (64kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) for the Arjuna awards

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday expressed grief over the demise of noted distance running coach Nikolai Snesarev in the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports in Patiala. "I'm deeply saddened to learn about the sad demise of middle and long distance running coach Nikolai Snesarev.

The Fit India annual advisory committee meeting was chaired by the Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday in the presence of Secretary, Ministry of Sports, Ravi Mital, Secretary, Youth Affairs Usha Sharma, Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra, various celebrity fitness enthusiasts including Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Kajal Aggarwal and other stakeholders working in tandem for the promotion of the Fit India mission.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has approached the Interpol seeking red corner notices (RCN) against Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in Punjab National Bank scam worth Rs 13,578 crore. The RCN request will empower police agencies of 190 member-countries.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said they will continue to offer financial help to the needy former sportspersons since they deserve "respect and dignity" for the dedication with which they served the country.

Cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, table tennis player Manika Batra, para-high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu and women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal will be conferred with the country's highest sporting honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna - this year, the govt announced on Friday. This will be the first time that five sportspersons will be receiving the Khel Ratna.

India's middle and long distance coach Nikolai Snesarev of Belarus was on Friday found dead in his hostel room at the National Institute of Sports, the Athletics Federation of India said. The dead body of the 72-year-old Snesarev, who returned to India after a gap of two years to be at the helm till the end of September, has been sent to a government hospital for post mortem.

Following a two-day meeting, the National Sports Awards Selection Committee on Tuesday handed over the recommendations for the National Sports Award of 2020 to the Sports Ministry.

India's sporting community mourned the loss of an "inspiration" after hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr died on Monday, calling him a rare role model whose achievements will motivate the next generation of athletes.

"I am sure we will achieve this target," said President Ram Nath Kovind while talking about India's chances of finishing in the top ten of the medal tally in the 2028 Olympics which will be held in the USA.

Mangalore University's stranglehold over all India inter-university athletics meet continued when it cornered overall team championship with 170 points in 80th edition of the meet that concluded under the aegis of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru and Alva's Education Foundation, Moodbidri on Monday.

Over the last couple of years, Hima had to wage a battle on multiple fronts - injuries, which also saw her miss the flight to Tokyo for the last edition of the Olympics and also a very bad bout of COVID-19, during which she thought she might not survive. She spoke about her past, present and possible future in a special chat with Timesofindia.com.