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`Neeraj is back with a bang`: Anurag Thakur hails Javelin thrower Union Sports minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for his second straight win of the season in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League. “Neeraj is back with a bang. With a massive throw of 87.66m in his 5th attempt, @Neeraj_chopra1  dominates yet another Diamond League event finishing on top position in Men's Javelin Throw event at #LausanneDL . Phenomenal effort by our #TOPScheme athlete to make a blockbuster comeback after a muscle...
`Neeraj is back with a bang`: Anurag Thakur hails Javelin thrower
`Neeraj is back with a bang`: Anurag Thakur hails Javelin thrower
Source: IANS
1/07/2023 9:59:29 AM
IOA includes coaches Gyan Singh, Ashok Garg in wrestling's ad-hoc committee  The Indian Olympic Association has included noted coaches Gyan Singh and Ashok Garg in the ad-hoc committee that is running the Wrestling Federation of India after Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh stepped aside from the role in the wake of sexual harassment allegations by women wrestlers. Notably, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday had informed that two coaches would be included in the committee as they need people with technical expertise ahead of the Asian Games trials. Kalyan ...
IOA includes coaches Gyan Singh, Ashok Garg in wrestling's ad-hoc committee
IOA includes coaches Gyan Singh, Ashok Garg in wrestling's ad-hoc committee
Source: IANS
9/06/2023 9:47:12 AM
President, PM, Sports Minister laud, congratulate Sindhu on winning Singapore Open title  President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday congratulated ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu on winning her first-ever Singapore Open title. Double Olympic medallist Sindhu clinched the women's singles title at the Singapore Open 2022 BWF Super 500 tournament after beating China's Wang Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 in the final, which lasted for 58 minutes in Singapore. This was her third title of the year after she won the Sye...
President, PM, Sports Minister laud, congratulate Sindhu on winning Singapore Open title
President, PM, Sports Minister laud, congratulate Sindhu on winning Singapore Open title
Source: IANS
18/07/2022 12:26:36 PM
Sports minister Anurag Thakur visits SAI`s Calicut Centre, takes athletes` feedback Sports minister Anurag Thakur visited the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) training centre in Kozhikode, Kerela. The minister, who was on a one-day visit to Kozhikode on Monday also felicitated and interacted with former and current athletes of the centre including prominent names like Padma P T Usha and Tokyo Olympian Alex Antony. Upon his arrival, he was given a ceremonial welcome, where Kalaripayattu athletes gave him a guard of honour to the stage while traditional orchestra mu...
Sports minister Anurag Thakur visits SAI`s Calicut Centre, takes athletes` feedback
Sports minister Anurag Thakur visits SAI`s Calicut Centre, takes athletes` feedback
Source: IANS
5/07/2022 4:38:04 PM
Sports minister Anurag Thakur calls for enrolment of more youth volunteers in nation building Sports minister Anurag Thakur called upon states to increase enrolment of youth volunteers in the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangthan (NYKS) and National Social Service (NSS) programmes as a way to increase the involvement of youth in nation building. Speaking on the concluding day of the two-day National Conference of Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports at Kevadia in Gujarat, the minister pointed to the key role that youth volunteers had played in serving civil society during the Covid pandemic ...
Sports minister Anurag Thakur calls for enrolment of more youth volunteers in nation building
Sports minister Anurag Thakur calls for enrolment of more youth volunteers in nation building
Source: IANS
26/06/2022 11:14:31 AM
80-85% infra for National Games completed: Goa Minister Goa Sports Minister Govind Gaude said on Thursday that 80- 85 per cent of the infrastructure for hosting the National Games in the state has been completed. Speaking to reporters, Gaude also said that the state government was giving finishing touches to sports facilities for co-hosting the under-17 FIFA World Cup in the state. "By December, the infrastructure needed for the National Games will be completed. The under-17 FIFA World Cup will also be held (in Goa) and we are revamping...
80-85% infra for National Games completed: Goa Minister
80-85% infra for National Games completed: Goa Minister
Source: IANS
9/06/2022 4:17:47 PM