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  Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore serves snacks to Indian athletes in Asiad, wins hearts

  Other Sports | August 28, 2018 13:16 IST

  Rathore's kind gesture has caught everyone's attention and the minister is receiving high praises on social media.

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  Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore takes dig at Odisha CM for seeking hockey as national sport

  Hockey | June 23, 2018 17:09 IST

  Hockey is the unofficial national game of the country and with Odisha all set to host the World Cup in November, Patnaik asked Prime Minister to make the status official.

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  Haryana govt cancels award function for CWG medallists after prize money furore

  Other Sports | April 25, 2018 17:42 IST

  The preparations for organising the mega awards function at Panchkula had almost been completed.

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  Watch: Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore unveils Khelo India anthem

  Other Sports | January 15, 2018 20:20 IST

  Sports Ministry has already decided to select 1000 athletes every year under the Khelo India School Games for a scholarship of Rs 5 lakhs each.

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  Rajyavardhan Rathore launches ‘Khelo India’ Anthem

  News | January 15, 2018 19:35 IST

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  Ministry will give complete funding to Hockey India: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  Other Sports | December 10, 2017 22:12 IST

  Rathore congratulated the young Indian team for retaining the bronze medal in the Hockey World League (HWL) Final.

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  India can produce 100 Usain Bolts: Sports Minister Rathore

  Other Sports | December 06, 2017 16:03 IST

  Rathore said that the government's focus was to promote sports among the school children, which will encourage them to participate at the regional and national level.

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  Mary Kom resigns as boxing's national observer

  Other Sports | December 01, 2017 13:28 IST

  The 35-year-old Olympic bronze-medallist was among 12 national observers appointed by the then Sports Minister Vijay Goel in March.

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  SAI to be renamed, 'authority' has no place in sports: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  Other Sports | November 24, 2017 18:48 IST

  The Union minister said he was working to shift sports from government to professionals.

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  Sports Minister Rathore says Savita Punia will get all help from government

  Hockey | November 08, 2017 20:33 IST

  Savita played a crucial role in India's title triumph in the recent Women's Asia Cup and secure a berth in next year's World Cup, pulling off the final winning save to deny higher-ranked China.

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  Not far when India play World Cup of their own: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  Other Sports | October 29, 2017 16:02 IST

  Rathore, who was invited for the U-17 World Cup prize distribution ceremony, said all big sporting organisations like FIFA now have India on their radar.

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  Rafael Nadal sues ex-French sports minister over doping allegations

  Tennis | October 14, 2017 12:37 IST

  Roselyne Bachelot, who served as Minister for Health and Sport of France between 2007 and 2010, had alleged that Nadal's seven-month injury break in 2012 was due to the failed drug test.

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  New sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore welcomed by his staff

  News | September 04, 2017 12:16 IST

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  Will provide best of opportunities to sportspersons, says newly appointed Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  Other Sports | September 03, 2017 18:26 IST

  The 47-year-old Athens Olympics silver medallist was made the sports minister in place of Vijay Goel in a major reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore appointed India's new Sports Minister

  Other Sports | September 03, 2017 15:59 IST

  Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore who won the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has now replaced Vijay Goel as the sports minister of India.

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  India rise to 96th spot in latest FIFA rankings

  Football | July 06, 2017 18:18 IST

  Indians have now won 13 of their last 15 matches and are unbeaten in the last eight matches - including an unofficial match against Bhutan.

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  India will not play cricket with Pakistan : Vijay Goel

  Sports | May 29, 2017 14:49 IST

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  India will not play cricket with Pakistan : Vijay Goel

  Sports | May 29, 2017 13:29 IST

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  ‘Vijay Goel has failed his responsibility as Sports minister’, says Abhay Singh Chautala

  Other Sports | December 28, 2016 13:34 IST

  Abhay Singh Chautala today lashed out at Vijay Goel for criticising his appointment as Life President of the national Olympic body, saying the Sports Minister should first focus on his job as he has failed to fulfil his responsibilities.

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  ‘Budhia Singh Born to Run’: Sports Minister meets 14-years-old marathoner Budhia Singh, watches his biopic

  Bollywood | August 03, 2016 15:05 IST

  ‘Budhia Singh Born to Run’: Sports Minister meets 14-years-old marathoner Budhia Singh, watches his biopic.