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  Sports minister Kiren Rijiju sanctions Rs 5 lakh each to two needy sportspersons

  Other Sports | October 06, 2020 20:11 IST

  The Sports Ministry announced financial help of Rs 5 lakh each to boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother Neeraj, who is an archer, considering the hardships they were facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  No decision yet on recognition of sports federations, Centre tells HC

  Other Sports | September 18, 2020 21:34 IST

  The Supreme Court earlier asked the high court to dispose of a petition in which it had passed the orders restricting the ministry and the IOA from taking any decision without its prior approval.

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  Kiren Rijiju lays foundation stones for various sports facilities in Ladakh

  Other Sports | September 14, 2020 16:45 IST

  The estimated project cost is Rs 10.68 crore and scheduled to be completed by January next year.

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  Sports Ministry to start Target Olympic Podium Scheme for juniors for 2024 and 2028 Olympics

  Sports | July 04, 2020 16:21 IST

  The Union Sports Minister, Kiren Rijiju on July 03 said that the ministry will launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Junior to groom young athletes for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.

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  IOA, Sports Ministry to revise preparation plans after Olympics postponement

  Other Sports | March 25, 2020 12:10 IST

  The IOA welcomed the International Olympic Committee's decision to postpone the Summer Games, supposed to be held in July-August, to the summer of 2021 owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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  SAI centres to be used as quarantine facilities to tackle COVID-19: Sports Ministry

  Other Sports | March 22, 2020 14:25 IST

  The decision to allow all SAI regional centres, stadiums and hostels to be used as quarantine facilities was taken following a request from the Health Ministry.

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  Sports Ministry de-recognises Indian Rowing Federation for violating Sports Code

  Other Sports | January 22, 2020 22:24 IST

  The Ministry also wrote to the Indian Olympic Association to constitute an ad hoc committee to discharge the functions of the RFI.

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  Sports Ministry organises Fit India Plog Run in a tribute to Gandhi

  Other Sports | October 02, 2019 20:26 IST

  Over 28 lakh people participated in the Fit India Plog Run organised by the Sports Ministry in a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary.

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  BCCI handed dressing down by Sports Ministry for conducting dope tests

  Cricket | August 01, 2019 11:04 IST

  The Sports Ministry said that the BCCI does not have the right to conduct dope tests on players as it is not authorised by the government or the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).

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  BCCI 'cold war' with sports ministry leaves South Africa A's India tour in limbo

  Cricket | July 31, 2019 20:18 IST

  While the BCCI claimed that it had made the application in March and waiting for the clearance letter, a sports ministry official said it is yet to get it. 

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  Sports Ministry should include Sepak Takraw under the Department of Personal Training

  Sports | September 28, 2018 21:30 IST

  Harish Kumar, member of Indian Sepak Takraw team that won bronze medal at the Asian Games 2018, sells tea at his father's shop to support his family. Harish Kumar said, "I have many family members and there is a very meagre source of income. I help my father at the tea shop to support my family.
  
  

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  Sports Ministry sanctions Rs. Five lakhs for gold medallist archer-turned labourer Ashok Soren

  Other Sports | July 24, 2018 13:42 IST

  The 28-year-old Jamshedpur-based former archer had won two gold medals at the 2008 South Asian Games.

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  Hockey players to get monthly allowance from Sports Ministry under TOPS scheme

  Other Sports | July 11, 2018 17:37 IST

  The monthly allowance under TOPS has been started by the ministry last year but the hockey team is getting the pocket allowance for the first time.

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  Weightlifting federation happy at new inclusions in TOPS

  Other Sports | May 10, 2018 18:46 IST

  The government handed extensions to Sanjita Chanu and Pardeep Singh who were originally in the TOP Scheme only till the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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  India should boycott 2022 Commonwealth Games, says NRAI chief Raninder Singh

  Other Sports | April 17, 2018 19:25 IST

  National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh on Tuesday said the country must boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham if shooting sport is not reinstated at the event.

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  Government trying to politicise sports, alleges Congress' Manish Tewari

  National | April 10, 2018 10:03 IST

  Congress leader Manish Tewari has accused the sports ministry of trying to "politicise" sports by seeking information on medal record of Indian athletes in the past four years for a comparison with the UPA government.

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  Sports Ministry directs NADA to conduct dope test for Indian cricketers

  Cricket | October 29, 2017 17:48 IST

  The Sports Secretary has also asked the doping agency to plan and frame teams to conduct test whenever the team is ready.

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  PV Sindhu thanks Sports Ministry for Padma Bhushan nomination

  Other Sports | September 25, 2017 19:44 IST

  A three-time medallist at World Championship, Sindhu has been unstoppable ever since becoming the first Indian to win a silver at the Rio Games last year.

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  Poor governance in sports reason for failure of athletes, says government

  Other Sports | August 10, 2017 18:45 IST

  It is true that the performance of our country in the field of sports has been below potential, says union minister Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha.

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  Sports Ministry kicks off process to legalise online betting in India: report

  Other Sports | July 16, 2017 8:57 IST

  A sports ministry official said that informal consultations have already been held with various stakeholders in the government. However, it may take at least two years for the ministry to prepare a draft