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Centre, State government should encourage youth to participate in sports:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana)[India], August 8 (ANI): Telangana sports minister V Srinivas Goud on Sunday, said the Central government and the state government should encourage more youth to take part in sports.
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Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur, Rijiju hail 'brilliant' Bajrang Punia after
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur praised Bajrang Punia for his bronze medal-winning display in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. He said India is thrilled beyond words after the star grappler clinched a bronze medal.
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Tokyo Olympics: Aditi Ashok deserves a standing ovation for her exemplary
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New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Golfer Aditi Ashok narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal after finishing a brilliant 4th in the women's individual stroke play at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. And Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said she deserves a standing ovation for her exemplary perf
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Tokyo Olympics: Odisha promises grand welcome to men's, women's hockey tea
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 6 (ANI): Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behra on Friday said the performance of the Indian hockey teams in Tokyo will inspire future generations and promised them a grand welcome back home.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to felicitate Indian men's hockey team on Mo
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New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will felicitate the Indian men's hockey team on Monday as they return home after putting on a brilliant display at the Tokyo Olympics.
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We can't keep calm: Anurag Thakur after Indian men's hockey team clinch br
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Law and Justice, praised the Indian men's hockey team for clinching the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The Indian boys defeated Germany 5-4 to clinch the first medal in 41 years in hocke
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Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju praise Lovlina Borgohain af
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New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, praised India boxer Lovlina Borgohain after she won the bronze medal in the women's welterweight category (64-69kg) at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
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PV Sindhu is amongst India's greatest Olympians, says Sports Minister Anur
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New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday felicitated ace badminton player P V Sindhu upon her return home after becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic Games medals, as she claimed bronze with a straight games vic
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launches Paralympic theme song
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New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Tuesday launched the theme song "Kar De Kamaal Tu" for the Indian Paralympic contingent here.
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Indian women's hockey team is scripting history with every move at Tokyo 2
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New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday congratulated the Indian women's hockey team for making history and reaching the semi-finals of the Olympics for the first time. India beat Australia 1-0 as they moved into the semis at the Tokyo Olympics.
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India is proud of you and awaits your return: Anurag Thakur after PV Sindh
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, heaped praises on PV Sindhu after the ace badminton player created history in Tokyo on Sunday. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals as she defea
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India is proud of your achievements: Rijiju hails PV Sindhu
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New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Himanta Biswa Sarma applauded ace badminton player PV Sindhu on Saturday.
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