Some NSFs feel the pinch of reduced corporate funding due to COVID-19 pandemic

Not all of them are impacted as they depend solely on the government to run the show, but some National Sports Federations have begun to feel the pinch of reduced corporate funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Except for the BCCI, all national sports bodies get funds from the ministry under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations. The budget set aside for them this year is an accumulated Rs 245 crore.

It covers almost everything -- athletes' training and equipment needs, participation in international tournaments, exposure trips abroad, and hosting of national and international events in the country.