Newdelhi:20/3/23:Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on March 16, approved Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra’s proposal to train at Gloria Sports Arena, Turkey for a period of 61 days Shri Neeraj Chopra , who under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) funding, had trained at Gloria Sports Arena last year as well, will head to Turkey ...

Rourkela:10/3/23: Odisha  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated multiple sports projects that will play a significant role in the holistic development of sports in the district of Sundargarh which is reputed for producing many national and international players. The projects inaugurated include the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Complex in Rourkela and three Hockey Training Centres in Bisra, Lahunipara and Manchmara. ...

Rourkela:10/3/23: It was a momentous occasion for the Hockey fans of Odisha at the ongoing FIH Pro League tournament when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was honoured today with the certificate of recognition from Guinness Book of World Records for Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Rourkela being the world’s largest fully seated hockey stadium . The Hockey World Cup 2023 has left ...

Newdelhi:10/3/23:Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur launched the Khelo India Dus ka Dum event at a mega opening ceremony at the JLN Stadium, New Delhi  today. The tournament, organized as a part of the International Women’s Day 2023 celebrations, kicked off simultaneously in over 50 cities of the country today. Riding on the success of ...

Gujarat :9/3/23;The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Anthony Albanese witnessed part of the 4th Commemorative Cricket Test Match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat today. Replying to a tweet by Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister tweeted: “Cricket, a common passion in India and Australia! Glad ...

Newdelhi:6/3/23:The Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), Shri Anurag Singh Thakur along with Minister of State (MOS), MYAS Shri Nisith Pramanik chaired the first High- Level Committee Meeting for Paris Olympics 2024 today. The meeting which was attended by representatives from MYAS, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Indian Olympic ...

Bhubaneswar:28/2/23: The Lower PMG square here on Tuesday turned into a virtual battleground after a scuffle erupted between BJP activists and security forces during a massive rally taken out by the saffron front over former Minister Naba Das’s murder case. The pitched battle broke out when police are trying to stop the protesters who were forcefully heading towards the State ...

Mumbai:27/2/23: Odisha was awarded the ‘Best State for the Promotion of Sports’ at the 2023 Sportstar Aces 2023 Awards in Mumbai today. The state won this prestigious award for the fourth time. The recognition comes as a result of the state’s unique sports model, which is built around the pillars of partnership for sporting excellence, competition, coaching, infrastructure and welfare ...

Bhubaneswar:24/2/23: The Odisha Government has allocated Rs. 1217 crore for the Sports and Youth Services Department in the annual budget for 2023-24. The budget for the Sports and Youth Services Department has been increased by almost 8 times from Rs.149 crore in 2017-18 to Rs. 1217 crore in 2023-24. Sports has been one of the priority sectors of the Government ...

Bhubaneswar:21/2/23: In a ceremony held today at the Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Hall at the Kalinga Stadium, Minister of Tusharkanti BeheraTusharkanti Behera, Chairman Hockey Promotion Council of Odisha, Dilip Tirkey and Joint Secretary to Government, Sailendra Jena, felicitated cash awards to state athletes who won medals at the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 and other athletic meets in the past year. ...