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Rijiju pledges to support PT Usha's athletics schools
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar (9) (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday affirmed support to former Olympic track and field athlete P T Usha's athletics school.
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Rijiju congratulates Vikas, Pooja for securing Tokyo Olympics berths
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New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday congratulated India boxers Vikas Krishan (69 kg) and Pooja Rani (75 kg) for qualifying for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Rijiju reaches Gulmarg for first ever Khelo India Winter Games
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Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday reached Gulmarg for the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games.
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Kiren Rijiju urges athletes to maintain fitness amid coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): With several international and domestic sports events being postponed due to coronavirus outbreak, Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Friday urged athletes to maintain their fitness and not get "disheartened".
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Khelo India Winter Games will be new chapter in sporting world: Kiren Riji
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New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the upcoming Khelo India Winter Games will add a new chapter in the sporting world.
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Avoid handshakes, Rijiju advises sportspersons as coronavirus surges
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday advised sportspersons and countrymen to avoid shaking hands and follow India's traditional ways of greeting.
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Hockey India announces Khelo India Women's Hockey League (U-21)
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) in association with Hockey India on Thursday announced the first edition of the Khelo India Women's Hockey League (Under 21) to be held at three different venues across the country in three phases between March - November 2020.
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SAI takes action in nine out of 14 sexual harassment cases
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New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) has confirmed that the organisation has taken action in nine out of the 14 unresolved sexual harassment cases.
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Kiren Rijiju expresses grief over demise of Khelo India University Games'
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New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday expressed grief over the demise of a technical officer JK Sharma.
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Panjab University crowned champion as Khelo India University Games conclud
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): The Khelo India University Games 2020 concluded here on Sunday with an impressive closing ceremony, but not before the Panjab University (PU) pipped the Savitribai Phule University (SPU), Pune, with a last-gasp effort to be crowned champions of the
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India to take part in every sport if it is held as per rules: Rijiju on pa
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New Delhi [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said India is ready to take part in every sport if it is held as per rules irrespective of the host nation.
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We are going to send a large contingent for Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
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New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there a large Indian contingent will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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