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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju says important to ensure proper health measures before hosting IPL
Cricket | May 29, 2020, 07:38 PM ISTIPL 2020 was slated to begin from March 29 onwards at the Wankhede, but was postponed twice owing to the coronavirus concern.
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Cannot put health at risk, difficult to confirm dates: Kiren Rijiju on possibility of IPL this year
Cricket | May 23, 2020, 04:10 PM ISTKiren Rijiju opened up on sports in India in the post-COVID-19 era, and also talked about the possibility of IPL taking place this year.
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Sports activities will be conducted in sports complexes in accordance with MHA guidelines: Rijiju
Other Sports | May 18, 2020, 09:12 PM ISTSports Minister Kiren Rijiju said activities will be conducted in sports complexes and stadia strictly in accordance with Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines.
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Denied Arjuna Award repeatedly, Panghal requests Rijiju to revamp sports awards selection process
Other Sports | May 15, 2020, 03:35 PM ISTIn a letter to the Minister, Panghal, who became India's first male boxer to win a world championship silver last year, said that athletes should not have to plead their case for an award by nominating themselves.
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Homesick hockey players request Rijiju to restart training, minister assures controlled resumption
Other Sports | May 14, 2020, 07:26 PM ISTRijiju reiterated that on-field training will resume once the Standard Operating Procedure is formulated by a six-member committee of the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
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Kiren Rijiju says 'cannot rush into decision' on resumption of outdoor training in track and field
Other Sports | May 12, 2020, 09:45 PM ISTTaking stock of the situation during a virtual meeting, Rijiju interacted with top track and field athletes, including javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and sprinter Hima Das.
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Weightlifters request Kiren Rijiju to allow training resumption
Other Sports | May 11, 2020, 02:48 PM ISTThe Indian weightlifters requested sports minister Kiren Rijiju to allow the resumption of training through a video conference.
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Elite athletes to resume training once lockdown is lifted: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | May 11, 2020, 11:10 AM ISTRijiju further appealed to all the sportspersons and stakeholders not to rush into "because health and safety is our top priority presently".
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Kiren Rijiju assures phased resumption of training post COVID-19 forced lockdown
Other Sports | May 10, 2020, 11:45 PM ISTThe SAI has already formed a committee to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the phased resumption of training across sporting disciplines at all its centres.
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Have to plan to make sports more interesting without fans: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | May 10, 2020, 10:40 AM ISTRijiju said that the ministry will be looking to help those sports that don't get significant television coverage.
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Sparring in times of social distancing: Not for boxers till guidelines on safety in place
Other Sports | May 03, 2020, 04:46 PM ISTSports minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said all necessary precautions will be put in place before sparring can commence again.
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Called social media sprint sensations for trials to appear hands-on: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | May 03, 2020, 04:36 PM ISTKambala jockey Srinivas Gowda of Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh's Rameshwar Gurjar hit national headlines last year for running in slushy and dusty fields respectively.
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Plan to resume national camps shut due to COVID-19 from May-end: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | May 03, 2020, 01:08 PM ISTRijiju said the coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 17, forced his ministry to delay the resumption of the training camps at Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres.
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Swimmers must improve for Top 10 finish in 2028 Olympics, says Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Apr 30, 2020, 11:40 PM ISTPointing out how swimmers from Asian countries such as China and Japan have been giving a tough competition to Americans, Europeans and Australians, the Sports Minister said that genetically India is well-equipped to master the sport.
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Top 10 finish in 2028 Olympics is ambitious but not impossible: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Apr 29, 2020, 06:06 PM ISTRijiju said talent scouting for 2028 Olympics has already begun and the process will get further boost once the nationwide coronavirus-forced lockdown is lifted.
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Our ultimate goal is to have kabaddi included in Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Apr 27, 2020, 04:34 PM ISTKiren Rijiju said that kabaddi has huge potential not just in India and Asia, but globally and the ultimate aim of the country is to have the sport included in the Olympics.
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Want to create sports culture in India, says Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Apr 25, 2020, 08:02 PM ISTSpeaking in the inaugural session of the six-day online seminar jointly hosted by SAFF and AFI, Rijiju said the government would frame athlete-centric and sports-centric policies.
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Kiren Rijiju takes note of IOA-ministry clash, says autonomy of NSFs must be maintained at any cost
Other Sports | Apr 18, 2020, 02:47 PM ISTRijiju's statement came after reports emerged that Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra had recently alleged that the ministry was trying to interfere in the functioning of NSFs.
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Kiren Rijiju visits SAI office as sports ministry resumes operations
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2020, 03:40 PM ISTSports Minister Kiren Rijiju visited the Sports Authority of India's headquarters wearing a mask and sanitised his hands before entering the premises
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Sports Minister visits SAI headquarters, essential staff resumes office
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2020, 10:37 AM ISTAll ministers were on Saturday asked to resume office from Monday along with joint secretary-level officers and one-third of their essential staff.