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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicSports Authority of India

Topic: Sports Authority of India

UWW suspends Bajrang Punia following NADA’s decision of his provisional suspension

Sports Authority of India sanctioned close to Rs 9 lakh for his training abroad. The Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist said he never refused to give his sample for testing.

‘Winner gets it all’ — case against ace shuttler Lakshya Sen puts focus back on age fraud in sports

Case filed against Lakshya Sen, his parents, brother & coach accuses them of fudging his age to allow him to play in younger categories longer. His mother has said 'records are clear'.

After ‘misconduct’ by male coaches, SAI orders women coaches to accompany female athletes on tour

The apex sports body will also appoint compliance officers in national camps and foreign-exposure trips to expedite complaints.

SAI terminates contract of coach who faces ‘improper behaviour’ charge from woman cyclist

The national sports body has formed a committee to probe the allegation; senior woman cyclist said coach misbehaved in a training camp in Slovenia.

Indian federations lack awareness on Paralympics classification of athletes. It shows in Tokyo

Indian para-athletes’ performance at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 must lead to entry of qualified classifiers so that more para-athletes can compete in future games.

India must think beyond glory of medal winners. Many things still holding us back in sports

Today's sportspersons are rarely in the game because of choice. Winning medals will remain a matter of luck if India doesn't create a sporting culture beyond cricket.

Need bio bubble, 200-day training plan for athletes going to Tokyo Olympics — House panel

The committee has said athletes who have qualified for the July 2021 Olympics should be sent abroad for training, and must get Covid vaccine on priority.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.