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Lovlina Borgohain's fabulous performance confirmed another medal for count
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said pugilist Lovlina Borgohain's fabulous performance has confirmed another medal for the country in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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Rijiju lauds Chanu, says winning medal on first day of Olympics very speci
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): After Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics in weightlifting on Saturday, former Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju praised the sportsperson and said that winning a medal on the first day sets the tone for more success.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Ku
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, actor Akshay Kumar and Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju have extended their best wishes to the Indian athletes ahead of the Tokyo Games.
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Tokyo Olympics: Confident and hopeful that athletes will put in their best
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said the government is confident and hopeful that Indian athletes will put in their best performances in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Jai Hind! Sports Minister Anurag Thakur gives send off to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday went to the IGI airport and gave a warm send-off to Indian athletes bound for Tokyo to take part in the Olympics beginning July 23.
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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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Planning to send Indian contingent in advance for Tokyo Olympics: Rijiju
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the ministry is planning to send the Indian Olympic contingent in advance for the Tokyo Games so that the athletes get acclimatise to the conditions.
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Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju flags of walkathon on International Wom
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju flagged off a walkathon on the occasion of International Women's Day at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi.
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Olympic movement is not complete till India hosts Games: Rijiju
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): At a virtual conference organised on Friday by the Conference of Indian Industry, the 6th CII Scorecard, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju in his keynote address appealed to the business fraternity to help in making sports a vibrant industry in India.
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JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) to host Khelo India University Games 2021
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that Karnataka will be the host state for the second Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2021, scheduled later this year.
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Huge boost for sports as Rijiju launches 4 infrastructure projects of Rs 5
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): In a step towards further development of high-class sports infrastructure, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju laid the foundation of a synthetic athletics track, a 330-bed girls hostel and the kitchen and dining hall, along with a gymnasium complex at NS
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Rijiju celebrates 2nd edition of 'Fit India School Week' with students of
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday concluded the second edition of the "Fit India School Week" program in the presence of senior dignitaries of the sports and education ministry.
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