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We will fulfill Milkha Singh's dream and bring Olympic medal in athletics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed condolences on the demise of track legend Milkha Singh. The former sprinter died of COVID-19 related complications in a hospital in Chandigarh late on Friday night.
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Boris Johnson rallies behind UK Sports Minister in criticising ECB on Robi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 7 (ANI): Boris Johnson, United Kingdom Prime Minister on Monday rallied behind Sports Minister Olivier Dowden in criticisng England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for suspending pacer Ollie Robinson from international cricket over his tweets which were sent out by him during
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ECB has gone over the top by suspending Robinson: UK Sports Minister
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 7 (ANI): Oliver Dowden, United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport on Monday said that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has gone over the top by suspending pacer Ollie Robinson from international cricket over his tweets which were se
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Sania Mirza thanks Rijiju after son and sister get UK visa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): India tennis player Sania Mirza on Thursday thanked Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for arranging a UK visa for her son and sister in order to help them to travel alongside her.
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French President to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 22 (ANI): President Emmanuel Macron will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, said France Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, reported NKH World.
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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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COVID-19: Govt will provide extra care to Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes, s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday promised to provide "extra care" to Olympic-bound athletes ahead of the showpiece event.
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CSA issued warning by South African sports minister
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], April 23 (ANI): South African sports minister Nathi Mthethwa on Friday warned the Cricket South Africa (CSA) interim board and members' council that he intends "defunding" and "derecognising" of the organisation.
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Kiren Rijiju tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Kiren Rijiju to inaugurate ITBP's Water Sports and Adventure Institute (WS
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Ministers Kiren Rijiju will inaugurate the Indo-Tibetan Border Police's (ITBP) Water Sports and Adventure Institute (WSAI) in Tehri on Friday in the presence of the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Tirath Singh Rawat along with D
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Tokyo Olympics: Rijiju, IOA chief peg India's medal hopes in double digits
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): With 100 days to go for the Tokyo Olympics, both Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra said on Wednesday that they are expecting India to bag medals in double digits at the prestigious quadren
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