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Ashok Diwan returns to India, enters 14-day quarantine
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Former Indian hockey player Ashok Diwan, who was stranded in the United States due to imposed travel restrictions, on Friday returned to the country.
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SAI prepares SOP for centres but training to resume only after govt's clea
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India has formulated a detailed draft of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed before the resumption of training at its facilities by the end of this month subject to the clearance from the Health and Home ministry.
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Sports won't be played in same way in post-corona era: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that sports will not be played in the same way in the post-coronavirus era, urging hockey players to get ready to adjust themselves to the changes.
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'Concrete decision' on resumption of athletes' training soon: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Assuring athletes that their training will be resumed soon, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that concrete decision regarding training resumption amid coronavirus crisis will be taken after the consultation with Ministry of Home Affairs and
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Kiren Rijiju interacts with elite weightlifters, says decision soon on tra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday spoke to all the nine elite weightlifters and chief coach Vijay Sharma and sought their feedback on the resumption of training in a phased manner.
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Will resume training of elite athletes once lockdown is lifted, says Rijij
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Monday said that the training of elite athletes in the country will start once the lockdown is lifted.
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COVID-19: Webinars organised to address challenges, opportunities for spec
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In order to address the challenges and opportunities for the special athletes during the Covid-19 lockdown period, special Olympics Bharat conducted a series of webinars from May 1-6, 2020 in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India.
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Coaches praise AIFF-SAI's 'great initiative' of conducting online coaching
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): After the online coaching refresher course came to an end, the participating coaches hailed the 'great initiative' saying that it opened a 'whole new dimension' in their thought process.
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Knowledge of sports in India very low, people just know about cricket: Rij
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said the people have 'very limited' knowledge about sports other than cricket in the country.
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National camps for Olympic-bound athletes to resume from May-end in phased
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that national camps for Olympic-bound athletes will resume in a phase-wise manner by the end of this month.
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Kiren Rijiju feels football needs to be developed at grassroots level
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that developing football at the grassroots level by organising local football leagues is the way forward to develop the sport in the country.
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India needs improvement in swimming to be in top 10 in Olympic 2028: Kiren
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, wants India to improve the level in swimming in order to be in the top 10 at the Olympics 2028.
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