Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur held two bilateral meetings with prominent sports personalities and representatives of the International Sports Federations in Mumbai on Friday evening.
Amid the ongoing Executive Board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Mumbai, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said the inclusion of cricket in the 2028 edition of the Summer Games in Los Angeles would depend on the twin aspects of profitability and budget
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for changing the mindset about athletics and focusing on providing better facilities to the athletes.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant along with Sports Minister Govind Gaude flag off the 37th National Games Goa with a Torch Relay at Secretariat porvorim on Tuesday.
"BCCI is doing this match, even the Tamil Nadu Government has made preparations for the Cricket fans to come and watch the match freely and to go home safely. All the needed arrangements have been made at the stadium (Outside/Inside) by the Tamilnadu Government," he added.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur conveyed his best wishes to the Indian cricket team, which will launch its campaign at the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup against Australia on Sunday.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday congratulated the Indian contingent for scripting history by clinching 100 medals at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated the Indian archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand, and Parneet Kaur who sealed gold in the archery compound women's team event at Asian Games
Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur congratulated Indian archers Jyothi Vennam Surekha and Pravin Ojas for clinching first gold in Archery at the ongoing Asian Games
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur heaped praise on Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee for winning India's first-ever medal in Women's Doubles Table Tennis at the ongoing Asian Games.