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Minister should not be involved in selection of players: Kiren Rijiju on N
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Friday replied to boxer Nikhat Zareen's plea in which she sought a fair trial for Tokyo Olympics 2020 and said that the minister should not be involved in the selection of players by respective
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Kiren Rijiju remembers APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Tuesday paid tribute to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary.
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Kiren Rijiju lauds Lakshya Sen for winning Dutch Open
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has lauded shuttler Lakshya Sen for winning the Dutch Open men's singles title.
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Sports ministry decides to make sporting infrastructure accessible to all
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Ministry of sports on Sunday decided to allow national and state sports federations, leagues and clubs to organise sports events in all sporting facilities owned by the government, free of cost, in an attempt of provide impetus to the Fit India Movement.
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Winning silver on debut World Boxing Championship campaign is a great feat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Sunday lauded Manju Rani for winning the silver medal in the Women's World Boxing Championships, saying winning the medal in her debut campaign is a great feat.
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Rijiju congratulates Manju Rani on reaching AIBA Women's World Championshi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Saturday lauds boxer Manju Rani for securing a final berth in the AIBA Women's World Championships.
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Losing semi-final with split points is not failure: Kiren Rijiju to Mary K
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday lauded Mary Kom for winning a bronze medal in the ongoing Women's World Boxing Championships and said losing the semi-final with split points is not a failure.
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Committee will be formed to look into matter of sports code: Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): After a long meeting of National Sports Federations (NSF) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju, IOA and Rijiju came to a conclusion that committee will be formed to look into the matter of sp
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I will hammer out amicable solution to sports code: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Just before the meeting of National Sports Federations (NSF), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Sports Ministry, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that he would hammer out an amicable solution to the issue of sports code.
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Kiren Rijiju lauds Mary Kom for performance in Boxing Championships
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday lauded Mary Kom's exceptional performance in the World Women's Boxing Championships.
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Kiren Rijiju wants positive, conductive sports culture in the country
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, on Thursday called for creating a sports culture in the country and also asked the private sector to play an active role in promoting fitness.
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Lovlina Borgohain enters quarter-finals of World Women's Boxing Championsh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ulan-Ude [Russia], Oct 9 (ANI): India's Lovlina Borgohain progressed to the quarter-finals of World Women's Boxing Championships on Wednesday.
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