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Sep 02, 2020

Centre Increases Disciplines for Recruitment of Sportspersons in Govt. Jobs

The Centre has included 20 more sports disciplines like tug-of-war, mallakhamb and para-sports among others for direct recruitment of meritorious sportspersons in Group C level government posts.
The move comes following a proposal from the Department of Sports for inclusion of some more disciplines in the list of 43 sports for recruitment of sportspersons to any Group C post in ministries/departments of government of India.
It has now been decided to accept the recommendation of Department of Sports.
Accordingly, the list of sports/games for the purpose of recruitment of sportspersons by government of India is revised to have 63 sports disciplines.
according to existing instructions, sportspersons who have represented a state or the country in national or international competitions in any of the 63 games/sports are eligible for appointment for Group C level posts.
Sportspersons who have been awarded national awards in physical efficiency under the National Physical Efficiency Drive, among others, are also eligible for the appointment to such posts.
No such appointments can be made unless the candidate is, in all respects, eligible for appointment to the post applied for, and in particular, with regard to age, educational or experience qualifications prescribed under the recruitment rules applicable to the post, except to the extent to which relaxations thereof have been permitted in respect of class/category of persons to which the applicant belongs, said the Personnel Ministry's instructions issued in 2013.

Aug 31, 2020

Bryan Brothers Bid Adieu to Tennis

The legendary American duo of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, who are indeed one of the most successful men's doubles team in the history of tennis, have announced their retirement from the game just a few days ahead of the 2020 US Open.
With this, the Bryan brothers' 25-year-long professional careers together have come to an end which began with the Grand Slam tournament at Flushing Meadows in 1995.
They captured an Open Era record 119 trophies in 26 seasons, including all four Grand Slams, all nine ATP Masters 1000s and the Olympic gold medal.
No other men's doubles pair comes close to the numbers scripted by the Bryans. Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde are a distant second in the Open era with 11 Grand Slam titles and 61 tour titles.

India and Russia Joint Winners of Chess Olympiad

India made chess history by winning their first gold medal in the Olympiad, after they were declared joint champions with formidable Russia in an anti-climactic end to the event played online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
India stretched Russia to the brink in the Chess Olympiad final, but seemed to have lost out in a frantic finish. Two Indian players were declared to have lost on time in the final round after an apparent loss of internet connection for them. This was the first time FIDE was holding the Olympiad in an online format.
After India lodged an official appeal against the result, FIDE said the issue was under investigation. After about an hour of the result, the world chess body announced that FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich had made a decision to give gold medals of to both teams.
Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh lost connection with the server and were declared to have lost on time. Deshmukh had been in a winning position before the loss of connection in the final round.

Aug 30, 2020

Unacademy IPL's Official Partner for Next Three Seasons

The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) announced 'Unacademy' as an official partner for the Indian Premier League (IPL). The partnership will begin with the 13th edition which is slated to start from September 19 in the UAE and will cover three seasons of IPL.
The Bengaluru-based edutech firm, Unacademy, aims to build an online knowledge repository for multilingual education by bringing expert Educators together from across the globe.

Djokovic Clinches Western & Southern Open Title

Novak Djokovic kept his unbeaten streak in 2020 alive as he survived a terrible start to defeat Milos Raonic 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Western & Southern Open.
The 17-time Grand Slam winner fended off Raonic's mighty serve to extend his 2020 winning run to 23-0, clinching his 80th career title and equalling Rafael Nadal's record of 35 Masters 1000 wins.
The tournament, a final tune-up ahead of the U.S. Open was staged in front of empty stands at Flushing Meadows instead of its usual venue in Mason near Cincinnati, Ohio.

Kiren Rijiju Announces Hike in the Prize Money in Categories of the National Sports and Adventure...

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday officially announced a massive hike in the prize money in four of the seven categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards, which were given away in a virtual ceremony this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to a whopping Rs. 25 lakh from the previous amount of Rs. 7.5 lakh, while Arjuna Award has been enhanced to Rs. 15 lakh from Rs. 5 lakh.
The Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who were earlier given Rs. 5 lakh, will now be richer by Rs. 15 lakh, while Dhronacharya (Regular) winners will be given Rs. 10 lakh instead of Rs. 5 lakh. The prize money of Dhyan Chand Award has been increased to Rs. 10 lakh from Rs. 5 lakh. The hike will come into effect from this year.
The prize money for the Sports Awards was last reviewed in 2008. These amounts should be reviewed once every 10 years at least. If professionals in every field have seen an enhancement in their earnings, why not our sportspersons.

Aug 29, 2020

Russia Sacks Head of Sports Anti-doping Agency

Russia has dismissed the outspoken head of its national anti-doping agency, Rusada, after the country's Olympic committee accused him of presiding over serious financial violations.
Yuri Ganus, who denied the allegations, said that he was being removed because of his zero-tolerance approach to doping.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has voiced concern at his dismissal.
Mr. Ganus was appointed three years ago on a mission to clean up Russian sport after multiple doping scandals.
He took a tough approach, increasing spot checks on athletes and refusing a request for a five-minute warning when inspectors were on their way.
Last December, Wada banned Russia from big global sporting events for four years, including the Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Mr. Gunus's sacking comes as Rusada is awaiting the result of its appeal against the ban.
The appeal will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, based Lausanne, Switzerland, in November.
The appointment of Yuri Ganus was seen as a fresh start: a sign to the rest of the world that Russia was cleaning up its act in sport after multiple scandals over doping.

Aug 27, 2020

Indian Table Tennis Player Poulomi Ghatak Retires

One of the most successful Indian Table Tennis players Poulomi Ghatak announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 37. The Kolkata born Poulomi Ghatak is a seven-time National Champion. She Won the Junior National Championship thrice and the Senior National Championship seven times, held in between 1998 and 2016.
She won the bronze medal at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 and bagged the Silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 in New Delhi.
She Represented India at the 2000 Sydney Olympics at the age of 16.
She has won the National Championships seven times and is one short of Indu Puri's record.
Ghatak bagged Gold Medal at the 2006 South Asian Federation Games (SAF) in both Women's Singles & Doubles.

James Anderson Becomes First Fast Bowler to Pick 600 Test Wickets

James Anderson became the first fast bowler in history to take 600 Test wickets. Anderson, 38, who started the third Test at the Ageas Bowl was seven wickets away from the feat, dismissed Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali for the milestone on Day 5.
Anderson, who surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the leading Test wicket-taker among fast bowlers in 2018, required less than two years to breach the 600-wicket mark. He is fourth on the list of all-time wicket-takers in Tests, behind Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble.

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