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Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, the venue for Indian Open badminton tournament. (Express Photo by Abhinav Saha)

With eyes on 2036 Olympics bid, Ministry steps in to prevent repeat of India Open lapses

February 04, 2026 10:12 pm

Officials from sports ministry and Sports Authority of India will be at venues of international tournaments in India to ensure everything runs smoothly to avoid any slip-ups as it targets hosting the 2036 Olympics

Online gaming transactions of over Rs 13,000 crore are under the scanner of the tax authorities in this case, officials said.

IOC cuts ties with Saudi Arabia over Olympic Esports Games partnership: Reasons behind fallout

October 31, 2025 4:31 pm

IOC and the Esports World Cup Foundation have also mutually agreed to end their partnership on the inaugural edition of the event, which was initially scheduled for 2027.

India's Abhinav Bindra named among IOC's nine mental health ambassadors

August 15, 2025 11:51 am

The IOC also said the Ambassadors appointed will break the stigma of mental health and encourage honest conversations

As India pitches for Olympics, IOC airs concerns on doping, governance, sporting performance

July 04, 2025 10:40 am

World body says country has a lot to do on the administrative, regulatory and sporting facets before it can seriously contemplate hosting the Olympics.

New IOC president Kirsty Coventry, who took charge on Monday, said the meeting between international Olympics officials and Indian officials will go ahead as planned from June 30 to July 2. (PHOTO: IOC/Greg Martin)

India's 2036 Olympics ambition on a pause after world body announces review of host selection process

June 27, 2025 8:09 pm

New president Kirsty Coventry forms working group to 'review how future hosts are selected and when' days before Indian delegation is to visit Lausanne

BCCI open to adopting Olympic training centres: Sports Min

May 15, 2025 9:57 pm

BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla has expressed interest in developing Olympic training centres with no cost to the government, a sports ministry source said.

IOC President Thomas Bach, right, gestures to Kirsty Coventry after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo)

Who is Kirsty Coventry, next president of International Olympic Committee?

March 21, 2025 12:51 am

Coventry was elected to one of the most powerful jobs in sports on Thursday after winning 49 votes out of the 97 possible votes. She thus becomes the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement. Here's her long CV:

Kirsty Coventry was the only woman in a field of seven candidates fighting the elections to replace outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach. (PHOTO: IOC/Greg Martin)

How Kirsty Coventry emerged the runaway winner of the IOC polls, beating Seb Coe and Co

March 21, 2025 8:21 am

Former Olympic champion swimmer from Zimbabwe won 49 off the 97 possible votes

Boxing to be included in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

March 20, 2025 5:31 pm

The IOC had suspended the IBA following long-running disputes over governance, its finances and the integrity of bouts and judging

IOC presidential candidate Kirsty Coventry: Time to protect female category at Olympics

March 07, 2025 8:18 am

Kirsty Coventry, former Olympic champion swimmer from Zimbabwe, is one of the candidates vying to succeed Thomas Bach and also wants every athlete qualifying for LA Games to compete there