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Beach Soccer To Debut In Upcoming National Games

The upcoming National Games will see a new sport in beach soccer, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Saturday. Notably, the AIFF hosted the inaugural Men's National Beach Soccer Championships in Surat's Dumas Beach earlier this year, which has proved to be a game-changer. The top seven sides from the National Championships, along with hosts Goa, will be competing for the title at the games. The eight teams have been clubbed into two groups with Group A comprising Kerala, Delhi, Jharkhand and Lakshadweep and Group B consisting of Punjab, Uttarakhand, Odisha and Goa.

Beach Soccer To Debut In Upcoming National Games

The upcoming National Games will see a new sport in beach soccer, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Saturday. Notably, the AIFF hosted the inaugural Men's National Beach Soccer Championships in Surat's Dumas Beach earlier this year, which has proved to be a game-changer. The top seven sides from the National Championships, along with hosts Goa, will be competing for the title at the games. The eight teams have been clubbed into two groups with Group A comprising Kerala, Delhi, Jharkhand and Lakshadweep and Group B consisting of Punjab, Uttarakhand, Odisha and Goa.

India To Send 446-Member Contingent To Asian Para Games

India will be represented by a strong 446-member contingent, including 303 athletes, at the fourth Asian Para Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from October 22 to 28. The Sports Ministry has sanctioned a total of 303 sportspersons -- 191 male and 112 female -- across 17 sporting disciplines for the Asian Para Games. Besides, the ministry also cleared a total of 143 coaches, escorts, officials and support staff. Out of the total number of athletes, 123 will only take part in athletics events. This is the biggest contingent India have ever sent for the Asian Para Games.

India To Send 446-Member Contingent To Asian Para Games

India will be represented by a strong 446-member contingent, including 303 athletes, at the fourth Asian Para Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from October 22 to 28. The Sports Ministry has sanctioned a total of 303 sportspersons -- 191 male and 112 female -- across 17 sporting disciplines for the Asian Para Games. Besides, the ministry also cleared a total of 143 coaches, escorts, officials and support staff. Out of the total number of athletes, 123 will only take part in athletics events. This is the biggest contingent India have ever sent for the Asian Para Games.

IOC approves Cricket For 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Cricket will feature as one of five new sports at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, organisers announced on Monday. A vote of the International Olympic Committee's session in Mumbai approved cricket, together with baseball/softball, flag football, squash and lacrosse. The IOC's executive board last week accepted a proposal by LA organisers for Twenty20 cricket, the sport's shortest format, to be included along with the four other new events. But the final choice still had to be voted on Monday at the IOC session in Mumbai, one of the global centres for cricket, as India hosts the men's 50-over Cricket World Cup.

PM Modi Says India Will Leave No Stone Unturned In Preparation For Organisation Of 2036 Olympics

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave "no stone unturned" in its efforts to organise the 2036 Olympics as the government expressed a strong desire to host the biggest sporting event in the world. Modi declared open the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where India will present its roadmap for hosting the quadrennial extravaganza. The IOC session is being held in the country after a gap of 40 years. The last Olympic Session was held in India in 1983 in New Delhi. PM Modi also said that India wishes to host the 2029 Youth Olympics.

PM Modi Says India Will Leave No Stone Unturned In Preparation For Organisation Of 2036 Olympics

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave "no stone unturned" in its efforts to organise the 2036 Olympics as the government expressed a strong desire to host the biggest sporting event in the world. Modi declared open the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where India will present its roadmap for hosting the quadrennial extravaganza. The IOC session is being held in the country after a gap of 40 years. The last Olympic Session was held in India in 1983 in New Delhi. PM Modi also said that India wishes to host the 2029 Youth Olympics.

IOC approves five sports for Los Angeles 2028

Five sports, including cricket and flag football, proposed for inclusion at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics were approved by the International Olympic Committee executive board on Friday, leaving them with one last hurdle to seal their Olympic spots. Organisers of the LA 2028 Games said this week they wanted cricket, flag football, lacrosse, squash and baseball-softball added to the event. Each host city, under IOC rules approved a few years ago, can request the inclusion of several sports for their edition of the Games. "These proposals have been accepted as a package by the IOC Executive Board," IOC president Thomas Bach told a press conference at the end of the executive board meeting. "Taking into consideration that these proposals and these sports are fully in line with the sports culture of our hosts in 2028, with the American sports culture, they will showcase iconic American sports to the world while bringing at the same time international sports to the United States." The IOC session, starting on Sunday, will now have to rubberstamp the board's recommendation.

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Beach Soccer To Debut In Upcoming National Games

Beach Soccer To Debut In Upcoming National Games

India To Send 446-Member Contingent To Asian Para Games

India To Send 446-Member Contingent To Asian Para Games

IOC approves Cricket For 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

PM Modi Says India Will Leave No Stone Unturned In Preparation For Organisation Of 2036 Olympics

PM Modi Says India Will Leave No Stone Unturned In Preparation For Organisation Of 2036 Olympics

IOC approves five sports for Los Angeles 2028