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Rijiju congratulates Vikas, Pooja for securing Tokyo Olympics berths
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday congratulated India boxers Vikas Krishan (69 kg) and Pooja Rani (75 kg) for qualifying for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Rijiju reaches Gulmarg for first ever Khelo India Winter Games
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday reached Gulmarg for the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games.
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Rijiju brushes aside coronavirus threat, says India will participate in Ol
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday brushed aside the threat of coronavirus and said India would participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in full flow.
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Traditional sports parameter cannot be compared with Olympic sports, says
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Reacting to another Kambala racer Nishant Shetty who broke Srinivas Gowda's 100m record, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that parameter level of traditional sport cannot be compared with Olympic sports.
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IFBB writes to Rijiju over serious violations of WADA code in India
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB) Executive Director Manuel J. Martin wrote a letter to Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju informing the latter regarding serious violations of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADA)
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Rijiju believes Khelo India Youth Games will be historic
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju believes that the third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is going to be historic.
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Yogi Adityanath, Kiren Rijiju to inaugurate the National Youth Festival 20
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju will inaugurate the 23rd National Youth Festival (NYF) 2020 on January 12, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
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Khelo India Games unearthing young athletes, says Sports Minister Kiren Ri
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that Khelo India Youth Games have unearthed many young athletes.
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Let's welcome New Year 2020 with spirit of love, compassion: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 01 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday wished 'New Year 2020 with the spirit of love and compassion'.
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India is proud of Mary, Nikhat: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that boxer Mary Kom is a legend and Nikhat Zareen has the potential to follow in her footsteps and added that the country is proud of both the pugilists.
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Court cannot make policies, we need to do it as Sports Ministry: Kiren Rij
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Talking about sports code, Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, said that the court cannot go around to make policies, and the mantle lies on his ministry to make the necessary policies for the betterment of players.
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Kiren Rijiju slams those fanning unrest in N-E
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports slammed those fanning violence in the North-Eastern states over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and assured that the implementation of the Act will cause no harm to the people of the region.
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