New Delhi | 9 hours ago
Youth Olympic medallists want more exposure trips
New Delhi, Aug 28 - Fresh from the success at the Youth Olympics in Singapore, India's medal winners asked the government and the sports federations to organise regular foreign trips and hire better coaches for improving their performance at the highest level.India won nine medals at the first edition of the Youth Olympics and were 58th in the medal's tally. India won medals in athletics, badminto ... read more

Singapore | 2 days ago
India finish with eight medals at inaugural Youth Olympics
Singapore, Aug 26 - The Indian contingent will return home with a rich haul of medals from the inaugural Youth Olympics which concluded here Thursday.India finished their campaign with an overall tally of eight medals which include six silver and two bronze. China was at the top of the medals tally with 30 gold, 16 silver and five bronze medals. Russia - and South Korea - were placed second and th ... read more

Singapore | 2 days ago
Rogge praises Youth Games, expects top athletes in 2014
Singapore, Aug 26 - International Olympic Committee - president Jacques Rogge Thursday praised the Singapore inaugural Youth Olympic Games, saying that some countries regretted not sending their best athletes to the event.Just hours before the closing ceremony, Rogge said the IOC was extremely pleased with the premiere of the Games, which brought together 3,600 athletes aged 14 to 18, competing in ... read more

Singapore | 6 days ago
Rio Olympics chief hails Youth Games as the 'future'
Singapore, Aug 22 - The chief organiser of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Sunday praised the Singapore inaugural Youth Olympics, saying it was the 'future' of Olympic sports.'It's very good and I'm very impressed. A fantastic Games,' said President of the Organizing Committee for the 2016 Games and member of the International Olympic Committee - Carlos Nuzman. 'The IOC did a lot of work to ... read more

Singapore | 8 days ago
Youth Olympics should limit cost to hosts, says IOC
Singapore, Aug 20 - The vice president of the International Olympic Committee - Friday warned against making excessive financial demands on hosts of the Youth Olympic Games, after costs for the inaugural event in Singapore went more than three times over budget.The financial requirements of the games should not limit future host candidates 'to the same relatively small, exclusive circle of - count ... read more

New Delhi | 3 months ago
Kalmadi furious, dubs ministry's guidelines draconian
New Delhi, May 3 - In a show of strength the political heavyweights stood shoulder to shoulder with Indian Olympic Association - president Suresh Kalmadi Monday as he dubbed as 'draconian' the government's move to fix the tenure of the office-bearers of the National Sports Federations -.Addressing a crowded media conference at the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee headquarters here, a furiou ... read more

New Delhi | 5 months ago
IOC Workshop to encourage youngsters to take to sports
New Delhi, March 26 - An Olympic Education toolkit has been developed to help educators, coaches and youth group leaders to encourage youngsters to take to sports and to teach them the educational values of the Olympic disciplines.In the five-day interactive workshop on the International Olympic Committee's - Olympic Values Education Programme - at the Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, the 28 deleg ... read more

Vancouver | 6 months ago
Snow, rain - and pain for Vonn - as Games get ready
Vancouver, Feb 11 - Everything began falling into place Wednesday with less than 48 hours to go before the opening of the Vancouver winter Olympics.And that even included the snow. While rain dropped down in Vancouver, the snow-starved Cypress Mountain venue north-west of the Canadian city finally got the white stuff it was hoping for. Elsewhere it was touch and go for organisers and officials, wi ... read more

Vancouver | 6 months ago
IOC hears of positive doping tests ahead of Games
Vancouver, Feb 11 - The International Olympic Committee - has been told that more than 30 athletes won't be competing at the Vancouver Games because they have been tested positive in doping controls.The IOC Session, meeting in Vancouver, was given the figure by the World Anti-Doping Agency - president John Fahey Wednesday. IOC director of communications Mark Adams said the IOC had heard from WADA ... read more

Vancouver | 6 months ago
IOC chief calls for fair Games, praises Vancouver
Vancouver, Feb 10 - International Olympic Committee - president Jacques Rogge called for athletes to uphold the Olympic values at a winter Games free of doping in Vancouver and Whistler.At the start of the IOC's 122nd Session three days before the opening ceremony of the Games, Rogge also praised the local organisers, saying the lessons learned in Vancouver were a blueprint for future Olympics. I ... read more