Khelo India

Anurag Thakur to virtually interact with state Sports Ministers to prepare roadmap for future

The interaction comes after the country's success at the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo.

Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 20.67 crore to Haryana to host Khelo India Youth Games

The government's flagship event, an under-18 national-level multi-sport competition, will have 25 disciplines, including five indigenous games for the first time this year.

Government to provide medical and accident insurance to more than 13,000 athletes and coaches

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the well-being of athletes, coaches and support staff are his ministry's priority and the decision is in line with that objective.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches four infrastructure projects at SAI Bangalore

The project is due to be completed by the end of 2022 and at a cost of Rs. 13.86 crore under the Khelo India budget.

SAI lodges FIR to demand probe into false advertisement for next year's Khelo India Games

SAI said the advertisement also used "logos of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sports Authority of India and Khelo India, which misled several athletes to believe it to be a government advertisement."

Kalinga Stadium among eight sports facilities across India to be converted into Khelo India State Centre of Excellence

In the first leg of the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence initiative, the ministry has identified state-owned sports facilities in Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala, Telengana, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju says target is to make India one of the top 10 Olympic nations by 2028

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said he aspires to see India finish among the top 10 nations in the medals tally in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches Khelo India Community Coach Development programme

The course module will equip physical education teachers and community coaches with the right set of knowledge and skills to help children of all ages to take up a variety of fitness activities

Sports Authority of India sends Rs 30000 in out-of-pocket allowance to 2749 Khelo India athletes

The Sports Authority of India allowance includes expenses towards travel to hometown, diet charges while at home and other miscellaneous expenses incurred by the athletes.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju calls for state, district bodies to act in unison to bolster growth of grassroots football in India

Developing football at the grassroots is the best way to grow the sport in India, Rijiju said while addressing a 700-strong online audience, including national team coach Igor Stimac and Zlatko Dalic, who guided Croatia to the 2018 World Cup finals