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Sports Ministry gives go-ahead to open 143 Khelo India Centres across 7 st
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI) The Sports Ministry on Tuesday dedicated a total of 143 Khelo India Centres across seven states with a total budget estimate of Rs 14.30 crore. These centres will be entrusted with one sports discipline each.
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Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi has given clear direction to provide full support
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given clear direction to provide full support to the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes.
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Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 20.67 cr for Haryana to host Khelo India Yout
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): As part of the partnership between the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Haryana Government, the Sports Ministry has sanctioned Rs 20.67 crores to organise the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG).
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SAI provides insurance cover for 13,000 athletes, coaches and support staf
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has announced that it will be extending medical and accident insurance cover to more than 13,000 athletes, coaches, and support staff from this year.
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Sports Ministry approaches UK Govt for allowing Sania Mirza's son on tour
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday approached the UK Government, through the Ministry of External Affairs of Government of India, to grant a visa to the two-year-old son of tennis player Sania Mirza, so that she can take the toddler with he
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Rijiju congratulates Tashi Yangjom for becoming 1st Indian woman climber t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday lavished praise on Tashi Yangjom as she became the first Indian woman climber to scale Mount Everest this season.
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Sports Ministry to provide financial support of Rs 5 lakh each for bereave
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Thursday announced Rs 5 lakh each as financial support to bereaved families of Moscow Olympic gold medallists MK Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh, both of whom passed away last week due to COVID-
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European C'ship: Rijiju wishes Indian shooters luck, tells them not to bre
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Tuesday asked the Indian athletes to never break Covid-19 protocols of other countries. Rijiju's remarks came as the Indian shooting contingent departed for Croatia on Tuesday.
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Decided to base India's shooting squad in Croatia for best training in saf
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Sunday said that it was decided to base the country's 13-member shooting contingent in Croatia in order to arrange the best training in a safe environment.
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Want to ensure our ex-athletes, coaches have our support during these toug
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): In a bid to ensure that ex-international athletes and coaches have access to medical, financial, and logistical support during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Sports Authority of
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Am very proud of all our athletes, says Rijiju as Seema Bisla seals Olympi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said he is "very proud" of all the Indian athletes who are leaving no stone unturned in their preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Rijiju congratulates Indian rowers Arjun Jat, Arvind Singh for sealing Tok
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated the Indian duo of Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh for sealing a berth in the rowing men's doubles sculls event for Tokyo Olympics slated to be held later this year.
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