Age Fraud

Sprinter Nisar Ahmed among 41 athletes declared over-age at Youth Nationals

The Athletics Federation of India had conducted bone density tests at the youth nationals in Raipur.

Scroll Staff
· Feb 21, 2019 · 06:55 pm
Indian football: AIFF revises ‘bone age’ eligibility criteria for junior and sub-junior leagues

Bone age is a clearer indicator of a child’s biological and structural maturity than their date of birth.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 22, 2018 · 08:21 pm
The Gaurav Mukhi age fraud case has become an international PR nightmare for Indian football

The Jamshedpur FC forward has become the subject of sports stories on international websites, after a tweet related to him went viral.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 20, 2018 · 03:04 pm

Explainer: Age fraud in Indian sport and why the menace is proving difficult to deal with

Eliminating age fraud completely could be next to impossible but the menace can be curbed if the federations have the will to do so.

Abhijeet Kulkarni
· Dec 11, 2018 · 11:32 am
Frustrated parents move Karnataka High Court to try and curb over-age menace in Indian badminton

A group of 37 parents have moved a writ of mandamus asking the Court to give a clear directive to BAI for implementing a policy within a particular time frame.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 03, 2018 · 11:32 am
Age fraud in Indian football: Gaurav Mukhi’s six-month suspension raises more questions

Mukhi in his response to an AIFF show-cause notice, had stated that he had no idea that he was signing an undertaking that he was admitting to being ‘over-age’.

Arka Bhattacharya
· Nov 26, 2018 · 04:24 pm

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ISL: Jamshedpur FC’s Gourav Mukhi handed six-month suspension by AIFF for age fraud

A press release from AIFF stated that the disciplinary committee found the player guilty on the basis of the evidence presented by him.

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· Nov 25, 2018 · 03:17 pm
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Gaurav Mukhi’s goal against Bengaluru may have raised questions, but deeper introspection is required on the subject of age fraud.

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Age Fraud

Sprinter Nisar Ahmed among 41 athletes declared over-age at Youth Nationals

The Athletics Federation of India had conducted bone density tests at the youth nationals in Raipur.

Scroll Staff · Feb 21, 2019 · 06:55 pm

Indian football: AIFF revises ‘bone age’ eligibility criteria for junior and sub-junior leagues

Bone age is a clearer indicator of a child’s biological and structural maturity than their date of birth.

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The Gaurav Mukhi age fraud case has become an international PR nightmare for Indian football

The Jamshedpur FC forward has become the subject of sports stories on international websites, after a tweet related to him went viral.

Scroll Staff · Dec 20, 2018 · 03:04 pm

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Explainer: Age fraud in Indian sport and why the menace is proving difficult to deal with

Eliminating age fraud completely could be next to impossible but the menace can be curbed if the federations have the will to do so.

Abhijeet Kulkarni · Dec 11, 2018 · 11:32 am

Frustrated parents move Karnataka High Court to try and curb over-age menace in Indian badminton

A group of 37 parents have moved a writ of mandamus asking the Court to give a clear directive to BAI for implementing a policy within a particular time frame.

Scroll Staff · Dec 03, 2018 · 11:32 am

Age fraud in Indian football: Gaurav Mukhi’s six-month suspension raises more questions

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ISL: Jamshedpur FC’s Gourav Mukhi handed six-month suspension by AIFF for age fraud

A press release from AIFF stated that the disciplinary committee found the player guilty on the basis of the evidence presented by him.

Scroll Staff · Nov 25, 2018 · 03:17 pm

Forever young: Indian football’s age-old problem isn’t going away anytime soon

Gaurav Mukhi’s goal against Bengaluru may have raised questions, but deeper introspection is required on the subject of age fraud.

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