athlete development

New Delhi, April 10 Experienced Australian Tim White was appointed as the head coach of India's junior women's hockey team by the national federation on Friday, replacing Tushar Khandekar, who had been with the team since 2023.Hockey India did not specify the reasons for the change and also...

New Delhi, April 10 – Hockey India officially announced today the appointment of Tim White as the coach of the Indian junior women's team. The Australian high-performance coach, who recently served as the head coach of the Accord Tamil Nadu Dragons in the Hockey India League (HIL) in January...

Mumbai, April 6 The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Monday commenced its High Performance Camp under the guidance of former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar.A total of 25 high-performing players, each from the men's and women's categories, have been selected to participate...

Raipur, April 3 – Six-time World Championship medallist Mary Kom and former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia emphasized the importance of grassroots investment and structured development pathways while addressing reporters at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in Raipur on Friday.Both...

Karachi, April 3 The state-controlled Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has requested Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to increase its annual budget from 1.2 billion rupees to 4.9 billion rupees to keep pace with the ever-changing demands of national and international sporting events.The decision to...

Bellary, April 1 – As India’s top kabaddi players come together for a high-performance strength & conditioning camp, the focus is clearly shifting towards a more scientific and structured approach to preparation – one that goes beyond traditional training methods, especially with key...

Bellary, March 31 – As India’s promising women’s kabaddi players continue their intensive training camp at the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) in Bellary, experienced all-rounder Sonali Shingate believes the shift towards structured strength and conditioning is a significant step forward for...

JAMMU, March 29: Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Jammu and Kashmir, Satish Sharma reiterated the government's strong commitment to transforming the region's sports ecosystem while addressing the closing ceremony of the J&K Men's Hockey Championship 2026.The event was attended by...

Raipur, March 30 Persistence is the only way forward, and the once-promising Indian archer, Komalika Bari, has learned this the hard way.Once considered the next big thing in Indian archery after Deepika Kumari, the 24-year-old has slipped to a lowly 498 in world rankings and is currently out...

Bellary, March 27 – The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) will begin a high-performance strength and conditioning camp at the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), Bellary, bringing together the country's leading men's and women's kabaddi athletes for the 2026 Asian Games.The camp...

Bellary (Karnataka), March 27 Several prominent kabaddi players from the men's and women's sections, including Naveen Kumar, Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal, and Sonali Vishnu Shingate, will participate in a high-performance strength and conditioning camp for promising athletes ahead of the Asian...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 – With India set to host the 2028 World Indoor Athletics Championships, Bhubaneswar will host the two-day inaugural edition of the National Indoor Athletics Championships, providing athletes with a platform to prepare for the mega event.The National Indoor Athletics...

New Delhi, March 20 The Kazakhstan senior men's hockey team is currently in India for a high-performance training camp at the Sports Authority of India's Northern Regional Centre in Sonipat, Haryana, from March 10 to 21 as part of their preparations for the upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers.The...

Ahmedabad, March 19 A cricket academy backed by Sachin Tendulkar, the Centre of Excellence, will open here on April 10, promising a team of former Indian players as mentors and world-class training facilities for aspirants aged 5 and above.The SRT10 Altevol Centre of Excellence Cricket Academy...

Gurugram, March 18 Two-time Olympic medal-winning Indian badminton star P V Sindhu emphasized on Wednesday the need for aspiring athletes to have a good education, warning that it is too "risky" to ignore academics and focus solely on a sporting career that could end with a single injury.The...

New Delhi, March 15 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on Sunday for enhanced public-private partnerships to provide a new direction to India's sports economy.Addressing a gathering at the final match of the Aditya Birla Memorial Polo Cup here, he said, "The government, through a series of...

New Delhi, March 14: Former Union Sports Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) Anurag Singh Thakur said that efforts should be made to bring back former athletes into the Indian sporting ecosystem as coaches and mentors, adding that the country is wasting a valuable resource by leaving...

New Delhi, March 13 Goa will host the seventh season of the franchise-based Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) event in July at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, organizers said on Friday.Organized by 11Sports Pvt. Ltd. under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), UTT has...

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today unveiled the logo for the Cycling League of India, the world's first franchise-based road cycling league. Describing the initiative as a transformative step for cycling in the country, Mr. Mandaviya stated that the launch represents a...

Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, has announced a special edition of the "Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action (ASMITA) League" in New Delhi. This league will mark International Women's Day on the 8th of this month.Addressing a press...