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We have to respect High Court's decision but will keep helping ath
Updated : 22 hours, 49 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): With the Sports Ministry withdrawing provisional annual recognition granted to 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs) on the direction of the Delhi High Court, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the ministry will r
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'You're pride of our nation': Yuvraj, Raina extend birthday wishes
Updated : 2 days, 1 hour ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina extended their birthday wishes to ace shuttler PV Sindhu as she turned 25 today.
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Great decision to remove salary cap of Rs 2 Lakh for Indian coache
Updated : 3 days, 4 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Former hockey captain Viren Rasquinha on Saturday welcomed the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju's decision of extending the coaches tenure by four years and removing the salary cap of Rs two lakh for the Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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IOA welcomes Sports Ministry's decision to remove salary cap for c
Updated : 3 days, 6 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday welcomed the Sports Ministry's decision to remove the salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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Sports Ministry to remove salary cap of Rs 2 Lakh for Indian coach
Updated : 3 days, 8 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said the government is set to remove the salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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Sports Ministry to launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme to groom ju
Updated : 3 days, 10 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the government will launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for junior athletes to groom them for 2024 and 2028 Olympics.
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You have to enjoy sports instead of thinking about winning and los
Updated : 3 days, 23 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Friday, during the first session of the Fit India Talks, said that players have to enjoy sports rather than thinking about the outcomes.
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Sports Ministry plans 4-year contract for foreign coaches, IOA pre
Updated : 5 days, 1 hour ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): In an endeavour to ensure that Olympic-bound athletes are able to train consistently with one coach and therefore work on improving their performance, the Sports Ministry on Thursday decided to extend the contract of foreign coaches for 4 years, in keeping wi
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Sports Ministry to constitute National Compliance Platform against
Updated : 5 days, 3 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has said that it would be forming a National Compliance Platform against doping.
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PV Sindhu, Sunil Chhetri to launch Fit India Talks
Updated : 5 days, 7 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The government of India's flagship program Fit India is launching a series of interactive sessions with some of the top sportspersons of the country, with an aim to inspire the school children.
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Kiren Rijiju launches doping agency's app, calls it important step
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched NADA India's mobile app which aims to create a bridge between athletes and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
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Complaint alleging misuse of funds filed against Secretary-General
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): A complaint has been filed against Bashir Ahmad, the Secretary-General of Fencing Association of India (FAI), for allegedly collecting funds from the athletes in the name of visa, accommodation, and food.
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