Bambolim (Goa)[India], March 12 (ANI): Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unique initiative 'Meet The Champions' ahead, India's star Olympian swimmer Maana Patel visited Dr K.B. Hedgewar High School on Saturday.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 25th National Youth Festival on 12th January, 2022 at 11 AM in Puducherry, via video conferencing. The day, being the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, is observed as National Youth Day. National Youth Day 2022: Know Date, History, Significance and Reason Why Swami Vivekananda Jayanti Is Observed […]

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)[India], January 7(ANI): Paralympics Bronze Medalist Sharad Kumar on Friday kicked of PM Modi's school visit campaign for Tokyo Paralympians and visited Kerala's for Girls Cotton Hill in Thiruvananthapuram.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo Paralympics and congratulated them on their spectacular performance in Tokyo.

New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the country should keep on doing efforts to inspire youth to shine on the games field.

New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Responding to the clarion call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' earlier this year, India's Olympians and Paralympians are set to interact with school children.

Olympic medallists Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, and Lovlina Borgohain were among the 12 sportspersons who received the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday. Apart from the Olympians, cricketer Mithali Raj, footballer Sunil Chhetri and Hockey players PR Shreejesh and Manpreet Singh were also awarded the Khel Ratna. Sumit Antil and Avani Lekhara who won […]

New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Inspired by the life of a mountain climber Arunima Sinha, Actor Janhvi Kapoor expressed her desire of portraying the role of Arunima's on screen.

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) in its 55th Governing Body Meeting on Tuesday decided to boost sporting facility in Kargil. Upgradation of the SAI Training Centre (STC) in Kargil was one of the key decisions taken at the meeting.

New Delhi Sep 17 PTI Sports equipment and gears of Indias Olympics and Paralympics stars including badminton rackets of Krishna Nagar and S L Yathiraj Neeraj Chopras javelin and gloves of Lovlina Borgohain are among Prime Minister Narendra Modis mementos that are drawing the maximum bids in an e-auction by the Culture Ministry So far the highest bid has been received for the boxing gloves of Lovlina Borgohain who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics It has received a bid of Rs 192 crore against a base price of Rs 80 lakh Chopras javelin which gave India its sole gold in the 2020 Olympics has drawn a bid of over Rs 155 crore while its base price is Rs 1 crore Badminton rackets of Paralympians Krishna Nagar and S L Yathiraj and the fence used by CA Bhavani Devi at the Olympics received bids of Rs 10 crore each during the day but in the evening when the bids were reviewed they were found to be fake As of now the highest quoted bids for the badminton racquets of Nagar and Yathiraj are Rs 80 lakh and Rs 50 lakh respectively at par with their base prices The bid for the fence used by Devi also stood at Rs 60 lakh its base price Devi is the first Indian fencer to ever qualify for the Tokyo Olympics A javelin autographed by Sumit Antil the gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympics has received a bid of Rs 10008000 against its base price of Rs 1 crore The sharp-shooting glasses worn by Manish Narwal who bagged a gold medal in the mixed 50m pistol SH1 final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games received a highest bid of Rs 9594 lakh during the afternoon but it was reviewed to Rs 20 lakh at end of the day The shooting glasses were presented by him to the prime minister A badminton racket and bag of Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist PV Sindhu received a bid of Rs 9002 lakh against its base price of Rs 80 lakh In this round around 1330 mementos are being e-auctioned The auction began on Friday Prime Minister Modis birthday The javelin used by Neeraj Chopra in the Tokyo Olympic Games is among the items with the highest base price at Rs 1 crore The lowest priced item is a small-sized decorative elephant for Rs 200 The proceeds from the e-auction will go to the Namami Gange Mission aimed at conserving and rejuvenating the Ganga River The memorabilia include sports gear and equipment of the medal-winning Olympians and Paralympians a replica of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir Chardham sculptures and paintings among others The wooden model of the Ram Mandir placed inside a glass box has received the highest quoted bid of Rs 3 lakh so far Another interesting memento which has grabbed eyeballs is the replica of the Rudraksha Convention Centre in Varanasi which has got a bid of Rs 40 lakh Individuals and organisations can participate through the website pmmementosgovin between September 17 and October 7 After the auction ends the ministry will notify the highest bidders through email PTI ASG SMN SMN