Kiren Rijiju donated his one month salary over and above Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directive to all BJP MPs to contribute Rs one crore from MPLAD funds in the country's fight against COVID-19 pandemic.  

Sports personalities across all disciplines have come forward and donated as India looks to win a battle against the pandemic that has seen countries across the globe come to a standstill.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday announced postponement of the 2020 Games, scheduled for July-August, to the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic which has brought the world to a standstill.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju has insisted that the athletes who are returning from high-risk coronavirus affected nations will be put into quarantine.

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 loves of the citizens of the country.

The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports said kabaddi is an indigenous sport and that the government would make efforts to take it to the Olympics.

Earlier, ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu had also taken up the challenge and had posted a video on Twitter in which she was seen washing her hands with soap for almost 30 seconds.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the academic training at the National Centre of Excellence and Sports Authority of India Centres will also be suspended. The Olympics are scheduled for July-August this year.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 6,000 lives and infected close to 160,000 people worldwide, has led to the cancellation or postponement of all sporting events across the globe.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that he dreams to make India a sports 'superpower'.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said that it is a 'great day for Indian sports' as the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games launched in Gulmarg.

The Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in July-August this year but a senior IOC member Dick Pound has said that the event might have to be cancelled because of coronavirus.

The TOPS scheme is a flagship program of the Sports Ministry for providing financial assistance to India's top athletes.

The team returned from Lahore after losing in the final on Sunday amid the furore over its participation in an event declared "invalid" by the International Kabaddi Federation.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju has called Srinivas Gowda for trials under 'top SAI coaches'.

Indian sportspersons winning medals at international sporting or paralympic events are eligible for lifelong pension upon retirement, or after attaining the age of 30 years, whichever is later.

The third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is scheduled to begin in Guwahati on January 10.

Mary Kom defeated Zareen 9-1 in the trials held on Saturday to make the squad for Olympic Qualifiers in China in February.

"The issue has not been communicated properly... or some people don't want to understand. We don't want north-eastern region to fall in the trap of some mis-campaigning," said Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju believes that the blame will lie with stakeholders and policymaking if India doesn't put its best foot forward by 2028 Olympics.