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The Sports Authority of India originated with the committee formed to host the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi. SAI was set up as a Society registered under Societies Act, 1860 in pursuance of the Resolution No. 1-1/83/SAI dated 25th January 1984 of the Department of Sports, Government of India with the objective of promotion of Sports and Games ...
The Special Area Games Scheme (also known as the Special Area Games Programme; abbreviated to SAG Scheme and SAG Programme or SAGP) is a sports promotion scheme of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) that is designed to identify and train sports persons from the communities in the tribal, rural, hilly and coastal regions of the country who are considered to exhibit natural physical aptitude ...
Founded on 7 May 1961, the institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in January 1973. It was merged with SAI in 1987. [1] Spread over 268 acres, NIS is housed in the Old Moti Bagh Palace of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala State, which was purchased by Government of India after Indian Independence.
The Department of Sports is a division of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under Government of India created on 30 April 2008. They also helped in bringing the FIFA U-17 World cup to India. A huge part of it was played by the advisors to the Sports Ministry - Rahul Rana (Doon School) and Arjun Dewan (The Lawrence School). [16]
This is a list of official sports governing bodies, federations and associations for Sport in Pakistan. All governing bodies are led by or under the supervision of Pakistan Sports Board or Pakistan Olympic Association. Currently, the Board is affiliated with 44 National Sports Federations and 03 departments.
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Pakistan Sports Board (Urdu: پاکستان اسپورٹس بورڈ) was established under the Ministry of Education in 1962 as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition for sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national basis.
A cricket match between Pakistan and Australia at Lord's.. Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. Pakistan has won international cricket events, which include the 1992 Cricket World Cup, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy besides finishing as runner-up in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2022 T20 World Cup.