Rijiju said that those who win medals at big international meets find it easier to get sponsorship deals but the same is not the case with those who don't win.

Citing examples of people in viral videos being pushed as Olympic prospects, Kiren Rijiju said that sporting knowledge in India is 'minimum'.

The decision was made in a bid to encourage them to produce better results and attract former players to become high performance trainers

The Fit India Talks sessions are being organized in association with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

The app aims to create a bridge between athletes and the NADA by providing easily accessible information on various aspects of sport

There are apprehensions over safety among the Indian athletes on resuming training amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The minister conducted a virtual meeting with representatives of IOA and 15 national federations to discuss the way forward in terms of training of athletes

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju, as well as shooter Anjum Moudgil and boxer Mary Kom will take in an online yoga session with actor Shilpa Shetty on International Yoga Day.

Organisations which have been promoting sports for at least five years will also be eligible to establish a KIC, provided they recruit past champions as coaches.

In the first leg, the ministry had identified state-owned sports facilities in eight states of India which will be upgraded into KISCE.

Sports will be a part of the education and not only an extra-curricular activity under the new policy, said Kiren Rijiju.

Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju has said that India can be a sporting superpower if sports culture is developed at the grassroots level.

The programme is "India's first-ever national-level open online coaching and education programme for grassroot-level athletes," according to a statement from SAI.

In an exclusive conversation with India TV on #TeamModiOnIndiaTV, sports minister Kiren Rijiju has said that roadmap has been laid for the return of sports in India.

Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju, in an exclusive chat with India TV, took aim at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and accused him of instigating the poor. He even termed his rhetoric 'senseless' in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

IPL 2020 was slated to begin from March 29 onwards at the Wankhede, but was postponed twice owing to the coronavirus concern.

Kiren 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.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said activities will be conducted in sports complexes and stadia strictly in accordance with Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines.

In 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.

Rijiju 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).