Tag: Kiren Rijiju
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International Olympic Committee thanks PM Modi for his efforts in fighting COVID-19
Union Sports Minister of India, Kiren Rijiju, shared a letter written by the IOC President Thomas Bach thanking PM Modi on Twitter.
April 2, 2020 -
COVID-19: Kiren Rijiju donates Rs 1 crore from MPLADS Fund
Among many others to raise funds to deal with pandemic are Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Suresh Raina.
March 28, 2020 -
Rijiju urges people to rope skip to stay fit, athletes post videos
Major Indian athletes have taken up the endeavour, posting their videos on their social media handles and sending the larger message of beating the Coronavirus.
March 25, 2020 -
SAI centres to be used as quarantine facilities to tackle COVID-19: Sports Ministry
The decision to allow all SAI centres, stadiums and hostels to be used as quarantine facilities was taken following a request from the Health Ministry.
March 22, 2020 -
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju asks people to stop questioning about Tokyo Olympics
The IOC also reiterated its view of going ahead with the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled and said that ‘there is no need for any drastic decisions at this stage’.
March 19, 2020 -
Fate of IPL can be decided after April 15, says Kiren Rijiju
Rijiju reiterated that while it is the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which decides on cricketing matters, the pandemic is something which has a direct effect on the lives of the citizens of the country.
March 19, 2020 -
Government will make efforts to take Kabaddi to Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said Kabaddi is an indigenous sport and that the government would make efforts to take it to the Olympics.
March 19, 2020 -
Kiren Rijiju, PV Sindhu, Hima Das and others follow as #SafeHandsChallenge trends
Understanding the gravity of the situation, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, Star shuttler PV Sindhu and national sprinter Hima Das followed the #SafeHandsChallenge to spread awareness among the people.
March 17, 2020 -
COVID-19: Sports Ministry postpones all national camps except those preparing for Olympics
Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and All India Football Federation (AIFF) had instructed their employees to work from home on Monday.
March 17, 2020 -
Dream to make India sports superpower: Rijiju in Rajya Sabha
Kiran Rijiju said about 15,000 sportspersons are being trained in Training Centres under Khelo India.
March 16, 2020 -
High level delegation visit to Tokyo ahead of Olympics postponed
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, IOA president Narinder Batra, secretary-general Rajeev Mehta were to be among officials comprising the delegations.
March 15, 2020 -
Kiren Rijiju excited as Gulmarg gets ready to host Winter Games
In the mega national event, 830 players from across India will participate in 30 events which include snow skiing, snow boarding, cross-country, snow show, snow cycling and other snow-based events
March 5, 2020 -
Kiren Rijiju calls ‘India’s Usain Bolt’ Srinivasa Gowda for trials
The 28-year-old is a construction worker and took just 13.62 seconds to cover a distance of 145 metres at the Kambala at Aikala village about 30 kilometers from Mangaluru.
February 15, 2020 -
Ladakh to host 1st edition of Khelo India Winter Games in March
The competitions of the Khelo India J&K Winter Games will be held at Kongdori in Kashmir's hill resort of Gulmarg in four age categories.
February 13, 2020 -
Standard of university sports should be higher in India: Kiren Rijiju
The KIUG 2020 Odisha, will have approximately 3343 athletes (1738 male, 1605 female) from 170 universities, apart from technical and support staff.
February 5, 2020 -
Kiren Rijiju congratulates Neeraj Chopra on qualifying for Tokyo Olympics
Neeraj qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by registering a throw of 87.86m at the Athletics Central North East meeting in South Africa.
January 29, 2020 -
Around 1500 coaches will be hired to fill up vacancies: Sports Minister Rijiju
The Sports Minister also stated that the ministry is trying to ensure that the athletes are provided with the required diet at all training centers.
January 24, 2020