India's differently-abled athletes returned with the largest haul of medals in the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games at Pyeong Chang, South Korea. The Indians won 46 medals - 13 gold, 17 silver and 16 bronze - from among 2,200 athletes from over 120 nations in the Games. India doubled its medal tally from the World Winter Games 2009. ...
12:06 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Children battling poverty and disability bringing medals home is an example of triumph over adversity. The Indian contingent at the Special Winter Olympics in South Korea made the country proud as it won 46 medals. ...
10:58 AM, Feb 08, 2013
London: Less than a month after India's best show at the Olympics, shame for the country at the London Paralympics. CNN-IBN has exclusively learnt that India's specially-abled athletes are struggling at the Games Village. While Indian officials are staying at the Village, coaches and escorts have been asked to stay outside on their own expense. "I do not have an escort here and even my coach was not allowed to...
08:16 PM, Sep 02, 2012
New Delhi: Less than a month after India's best show at the Olympics, CNN-IBN has learnt that our specially-abled athletes are struggling with no escorts at the Games village at London Paralympics. While Indian officials are staying at the village, the coaches and escorts have been asked to stay outside on their own expense. Sports Ministry sources say that the responsibility of allocation of rooms lies with the Paralympics Committee...
03:24 PM, Sep 02, 2012
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that India will target for 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken said that 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics is the target India has set for itself. Maken said given the efforts the government is putting in to train its athletes, this is a reasonable expectation in eight years' time. Here is the full...
07:21 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that India will target for 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics as wrestlers Narsingh Yadav and Amit Kumar failed to proceed in the 2012 London Olympics. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken said that 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics is the target India has set for itself. Maken said given the efforts the government is putting in...
07:16 AM, Aug 11, 2012
CNN-IBN's experts discuss how Indian athletes will fare at their respective events on day 7 of the London Olympics. ...
11:27 AM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Eighty-one athletes in London will form the largest Indian contingent ever to march at the Olympic Games. But if numbers could turn into Olympic success, a country of 1.2 billion should have grabbed at least 1000 qualifications and maybe 100 medals. If not that, then whats the reason for India hoping to come home with a medals kitty heavier than ever before? Sixteen years ago in Atlanta, which...
09:05 AM, Jul 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has released a financial assistance of Rs 1018.90 lakh as on July 23, 2012 from its National Sports Development Fund for imparting customised training to elite athletes, who are medal prospects in the London Olympics and other major international events. The financial assistance has been granted to 52 sportspersons, four coaches and six support staff under the Operation London Excellence 2012, which also covers athletes...
03:03 PM, Jul 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Thursday approved a 142-member Indian contingent, comprising 81 athletes and 36 coaches, for the London Olympics. While approving the Indian contingent, the ministry said the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the national sports federations (NSFs) would have included the support staff such as coaches, doctors, managers and officials keeping in mind the best of national interests. The contingent includes 81 athletes who will participate...
09:03 AM, Jul 20, 2012
India finished on top with 90 gold, 55 silver and 30 bronze medals. ...
11:17 PM, Feb 09, 2010
The athletes lack motivation to take part in the biggest sporting extravaganza of the region. ...
08:47 PM, Feb 06, 2010
The move may come as a major boost for the top shooters' preparation for the Commonwealth Games. ...
03:29 PM, Jan 29, 2010
Government provides a single room with two fans for 15-20 players. ...
07:47 AM, Aug 21, 2008
