Source: ToI What is the news? Neeraj Chopra, became the first India to win an athletic gold medal for independent India. India made a profound statement in Tokyo asserting that ‘We too can do it.’ India’s record in Olympics As a colony, India first took part in the Paris Olympics in 1900 and won two… Continue reading In Tokyo, India discovered
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Making India a sporting nation
Source: The Hindu Relevance: Improving India’s performance in Olympics Synopsis: Factors behind India’s sporting performance in Olympics, why it lags and steps to improve it. Contents1 Factors governing performance2 GDP vs performance in sports3 Why smaller countries win more medals than India?4 Suggestions Factors governing performance There are many factors which are important in determining… Continue reading Making India a sporting nation
High-level committee formed to strategise preparations for 2020, 2024 Olympics
Government has constituted a high-level 10-member Committee under the Chairmanship of Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to coordinate and strategise the preparation for the 2020 and 2024 Olympics. The objective of the committee is to ensure that the performance of the Indian athletes is optimised in the Olympics and other multidisciplinary events. The aim of the… Continue reading High-level committee formed to strategise preparations for 2020, 2024 Olympics
