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Sports Governance and Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bills passed

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Sports Governance and Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bills passed (GS2 · Governance, 14 August 2025)

What happened

  • Parliament passed the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on 12 August 2025 [PIB].
  • The Bill sets up a National Sports Board to register or derecognise sports bodies and a Sports Tribunal for disputes [PIB].

Background

  • Athletes welcomed it as long-overdue governance reform [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Federation disputes have long ended in courts; a tribunal aims to cut that.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-14): parliament passed the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on 12 August 2025.
  2. Federation disputes have long ended in courts; a tribunal aims to cut that.
Quotable data point

Parliament passed the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on 12 August 2025.

PIB: Sports Governance Bill passed, 14 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: National Sports Board.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Body to grant or cancel recognition of sports federations

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Sports Governance Bill passed, 14 Aug 2025

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