In the latest BIGinSports podcast, Laura Luft, Patric Hoch and Arunava Chaudhuri discuss in the Christmas special everything sports. Weihnachtsspecial 2020! Weihnachten und 2021 steht vor der Tür. Es war ein turbulentes Jahr 2020, ein Jahr in dem dieser Podcast startete. Fünfundsechzig Folgen später kommen Laura Luft, Arunava Chaudhuri und …
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In a first-ever move, the Sports Ministry has introduced a incentivisation structure to extend monetary support to 500 private academies, through the Khelo India Scheme over the next four years starting in the Financial Year 2020-21. In this model, private academies shall be graded into different categories based on quality …
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Indian Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju launched the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) new logo at Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, today. The event was attended by Sports Secretary Ravi Mittal; Indian Olympic Association President, Narinder Batra and Director General SAI, Sandip Pradhan alongwith the …
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Confederation of African Football (CAF) participated in the high-level virtual international expert group meeting on sport for preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE) conducive terrorism, that took place from September 21-23, 2020. The meeting was held within the framework of the United Nations global program on security of major sports …
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In the latest BIGinSports podcast, Laura Luft, Patric Hoch and Arunava Chaudhuri discuss in the fifth episode the issue of sports and politics. Listen to the BIGinSports podcast in Germany under: https://meinsportpodcast.de/mixed-sport/biginsports-podcast/der-4-sportstammtisch-politik-im-s Sport und Politik, ein schwieriges Gebilde! Zum Einen finanziert die Politik den Sport mit Fördergeldern und Konzepten, zum …
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India president Ram Nath Kovind will virtually announce the names of the winners of the national sports awards on August 29, celebrated as National Sports Day every year, but the recipients will only be able to join from their respective home states due to the pandemic. The decision to hold …
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CONCACAF’s Safeguarding Children in Sports program has moved into higher gear with more initiatives to bring greater awareness and education across its Member Associations. On August 13, the Confederation hosted a Global Safeguarding Webinar jointly with the International Safeguarding Children in Sport Working Group, a UNICEF-led international initiative that provides …
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Oftentimes, young athletes and aspiring sports persons are told that in order to succeed in being sportsmen or women at the forefront, they have to compromise in several aspects, like the kinds of food they eat, the late nights spent with friends, and – the highest price to pay of …
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In the latest BIGinSports podcast, Laura Luft, Patric Hoch and Arunava Chaudhuri discuss in the third episode the issue of sexism in sports. Listen to the BIGinSports podcast in Germany under: https://meinsportpodcast.de/mixed-sport/biginsports-podcast/der-sportstammtisch-spezial-george-floyd-rassismus-im-sport/ Sexismus im Sport? Der Darts-Experte im TV versteht nicht was Frauen bei einem professionellen Darts-Turnier zu suchen haben. …
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As XtraTime reports, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the sports ministry to recall the order granting provisional renewal of recognition till September 30 to 54 NSFs (National Sports Bodies). This is a yearly ritual, which makes the NSFs eligible for government grants and assistance for training and competition. …
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