Sports Minister

India's journey to become great sporting nation will continue, says outgoing sports minister Rijiju

Anurag Thakur gets charge of sports ministry, replaces Kiren Rijiju 16 days before Tokyo Olympics

The 46-year-old former Cricket Board President was given charge of sports along with the Information and Broadcasting ministry after he took oath as a cabinet minister.

PM has given clear direction to provide full support to athletes, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

The Tokyo Games are scheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August this year after getting postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju announces Rs 5 lakh each for bereaved families of hockey stars

MK Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh, who were a part of India's 1980 Olympic gold-winning team, recently lost their lives to COVID-19.

Vijay Goel meets former sportspersons, coaches to chart way for better performance at Olympics

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four months from Games, sports ministry awaits health ministry's nod on vaccinating athletes

“I have already spoken to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and they have assured me that they’ll take an appropriate decision soon. Some Olympic-bound athletes may have their apprehensions despite a system of bio-bubble in place, and they may have gone ahead (with vaccination). I cannot stop them," Rijiju said.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju says shorter and convenient quarantine period is being planned for Shooting World Cup

Recently, a request was placed before the ministry that shooters be exempted from hard quarantine of 14 days and foreign delegates be given vaccine shots on priority.

Sports Ministry formally recognises yogasana as competitive sport

A National Yogasana Sport Federation of India (NYSFI) was also established for preservation and development of yoga as a competitive sport. It was recognised by the sports ministry as a National Sports Federation (NSF) last month.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju says he cannot give time-frame regarding return of crowds to stadiums

Rijiju said a decision on when crowds will be allowed inside stadia will have to be taken by local authorities by following the guidelines as laid down by the Home Ministry.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju defends decision to confer sports awards to record 74 winners

This year, the sports ministry's selection committee recommended five athletes, including star cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat among others for the Khel Ratna, while selecting 27 for the Arjuna awards.