Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Munda to inaugurate Khelo India e-Pathshala
4 years, 7 months ago

Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Munda to inaugurate Khelo India e-Pathshala

India TV News  

The Sports Authority of India is set to launch Khelo India e-Pathshala in association with National Sports Federations on June 1. The programme is "India's first-ever national-level open online coaching and education programme for grassroot-level athletes," according to a statement from SAI. "Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda will inaugurate the programme through a webinar on June 1 at 9 a.m., a session that will be attended by archers, archery coaches and experts of the discipline." "The e-learning programme will see eminent athletes demonstrating technical skills and speaking to young athletes about techniques to improve their game.

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Trials for 6 sports events under Khelo India begin in Ludhiana
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trials for 6 sports events under Khelo India begin in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

The joint venture of Sports Authority of India and district administration under “Khelo India” was launched by assistant commissioner Kritika Goyal at the local Multipurpose Sports Hall on Monday. Officials checking the height and weight of the players before the Khelo India Rising Talent Identification assessment trials at Multipurpose Stadium in Ludhiana on Monday. “The sports trials under Khelo India …

Assessment trials for six sports events to start from Monday
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Assessment trials for six sports events to start from Monday

Hindustan Times  

Ludhiana Khelo India Rising Talent Identification assessment trials are going to be organised by the Sports Authority of India at SAI training centre, adjoining multipurpose hall in Ludhiana, from July 29 to August 2, with an aim to identify sports talent in the age group of nine to 18 years. Khelo India Rising Talent Identification assessment trials are going to …

SPORTS | Nation-wide talent hunt scheme KIRTI launched
10 months ago

SPORTS | Nation-wide talent hunt scheme KIRTI launched

The Hindu  

The Khelo India Rising Talent Identification programme was launched by the Union Sports Minister, Anurag Singh Thakur, at the Sector-7 Sports Complex here on Tuesday. I urge every child to register through the MyBharat portal and the onus will be on us to go to them and provide the opportunity through KIRTI,” said the Sports Minister. 𝑲𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 …

Kiren Rijiju inaugurates KISCE for rowing in Srinagar
3 years, 9 months ago

Kiren Rijiju inaugurates KISCE for rowing in Srinagar

The Hindu  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday inaugurated the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence for rowing at the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council Water Sports Academy here. READ| Rijiju also announced a host of new competitions in the Valley including a Khelo India women's football league. "From this year onwards, we will start a Khelo India Women’s football league here …

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches four infrastructure projects at SAI Bangalore
3 years, 10 months ago

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches four infrastructure projects at SAI Bangalore

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday laid the foundation of a synthetic athletics track, a 330-bed girls hostel, kitchen and dining hall along with a gymnasium complex at Sports Authority of India’s Bangalore centre. The project is due to be completed by the end of March 2022 at a cost of Rs 29.46 crore under both National Sports …

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to Inaugurate Webinar on Anti-doping by NADA
4 years, 1 month ago

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to Inaugurate Webinar on Anti-doping by NADA

News 18  

The National Anti-Doping Agency and the National Sports University, Manipur will organise a webinar around the theme of ‘Anti-Doping Nutritional and Therapeutic Needs in Sports’. The event will be inaugurated by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Vanka will feature as a guest of honour along with sports secretary Ravi Mittal and vice chancellor of National Sports …

Kiren Rijiju hopeful of sports resumption by early 2021 - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Kiren Rijiju hopeful of sports resumption by early 2021 - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, is optimistic of the resumption of sporting events in India by early 2021. “Initially I thought in the month of October some sporting activity could have taken place but it couldn’t happen because COVID cases are rising,” Rijiju said during SportCom ’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday. Early next year, …

SAI Launches Online Training Programme for Principals, Physical Education Teachers
4 years, 5 months ago

SAI Launches Online Training Programme for Principals, Physical Education Teachers

News 18  

The Sports Authority of India, in association with the Education Boards CISCE and CBSE, will host an online programme for training of Physical Education teachers from CISCE Schools on 'Khelo India Fitness Assessment of School Going Children'. On August 7, various school principals or head of institutes will be encouraged and motivated and made aware about the need to empower …

Actively organise state-level Khelo India Games to identify talent: Kiren Rijiju to states
4 years, 5 months ago

Actively organise state-level Khelo India Games to identify talent: Kiren Rijiju to states

India TV News  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday asked the states to actively organise the Khelo India Games for identifying a larger pool of talent from the grassroots level. "The annual competitions being organised at the national level under the Khelo India Scheme, like the Khelo India Youth Games and University Games, have helped to identify sporting talent from all states. "States …

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Asks States to Help in Talent Identification with State-level Khelo India Games
4 years, 5 months ago

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Asks States to Help in Talent Identification with State-level Khelo India Games

News 18  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday asked the states to actively organise the Khelo India Games for identifying a larger pool of talent from the grassroots level. "The annual competitions being organised at the national level under the Khelo India Scheme, like the Khelo India Youth Games and University Games, have helped to identify sporting talent from all states. "States …

Ministry to form five zonal talent hunt committees: Rijiju
4 years, 5 months ago

Ministry to form five zonal talent hunt committees: Rijiju

The Hindu  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government is riding on “mainstay” football to make India a sporting powerhouse and announced the formation of five zonal committees to hunt talent across the country. Rijiju said the talent hunt initiative, to be funded by the Sports Authority of India under the Khelo India Programme in partnership with the All India …

Rijiju to hold 2-day online meet with state sports ministers
4 years, 6 months ago

Rijiju to hold 2-day online meet with state sports ministers

The Hindu  

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju will hold discussions with sports ministers of all states and union territories from July 14 to figure a way forward as sporting activities begin to resume amid the gradual lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown. The two-day online meeting will review the action taken during the pandemic, and discuss resumption of sporting activities at the state …

Kiren Rijiju eyes August resumption without spectators
4 years, 6 months ago

Kiren Rijiju eyes August resumption without spectators

The Hindu  

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said tournaments can start without spectators from August even as the Indian Olympic Association urged flexibility in calendars depending on the situation. The minister conducted a virtual meeting with representatives of IOA and 15 national federations, including wrestling, hockey, boxing and shooting, to discuss the way forward in terms of training of athletes, participation …

Kiren Rijiju: Need to resume sports in a couple of months
4 years, 7 months ago

Kiren Rijiju: Need to resume sports in a couple of months

The Hindu  

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju is eager to see sporting action resume in the country post the coronavirus pandemic. “COVID-19 has put sports on a standstill but we need to ensure we take steps and organise some sporting events symbolically in a couple of months. Rijiju also felt it was integral to create a sporting culture in the country and …

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches Khelo India Community Coach Development programme
4 years, 7 months ago

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches Khelo India Community Coach Development programme

Firstpost  

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 Minister Kiren Rijiju has launched the Khelo India Community Coach Development programme for 15,000 physical education teachers and coaches around the country. “Community coaches and physical …

Khelo India e-pathshala starts with archery webinar
4 years, 7 months ago

Khelo India e-pathshala starts with archery webinar

The Hindu  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda on Monday inaugurated Khelo India e-Pathshala programme with a webinar -- attended by young archers, archery coaches and experts of the discipline from across the country. “The unique programme will connect athletes from secluded areas of India, who may not always have access to established players and coaches. I am …

Kiren Rijiju says 'cannot rush into decision' on resumption of outdoor training in track and field
4 years, 8 months ago

Kiren Rijiju says 'cannot rush into decision' on resumption of outdoor training in track and field

India TV News  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said they "cannot rush into a decision" on resuming outdoor training for track and field stars and risk their health amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Athletics Federation of India president Adille Sumariwalla. Taking stock of the situation during a virtual meeting, Rijiju interacted with top track and field athletes, including javelin thrower Neeraj …

Kiren Rijiju promises phased resumption of training post-lockdown; SAI forms six-member panel to prepare SOP
4 years, 8 months ago

Kiren Rijiju promises phased resumption of training post-lockdown; SAI forms six-member panel to prepare SOP

Firstpost  

SAI has formed a six-member committee to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure for phased resumption of training across sporting disciplines at all the centres once the coronavirus-forced national lockdown is lifted. New Delhi: The Sports Authority of India has formed a six-member committee to prepare a module for phased resumption of training as sports minister Kiren Rijiju assured that elite …

Kiren Rijiju: Knowledge of sports in India very low
4 years, 8 months ago

Kiren Rijiju: Knowledge of sports in India very low

The Hindu  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, on Sunday, conceded that calling for urgent trials for social media sprint sensations, seen running with buffaloes, were decisions taken under pressure to appear hands-on in his job. He didn’t know how to wear spikes.” Rijiju also spoke about the story around Kambala jockey Gowda, whose exploits during a traditional buffalo race in Karnataka created a …

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju calls for state, district bodies to act in unison to bolster growth of grassroots football in India
4 years, 8 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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 Sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday asked the top corporate houses, state and district bodies to actively participate in …

Kiren Rijiju: India needs to raise standard of athletics
4 years, 8 months ago

Kiren Rijiju: India needs to raise standard of athletics

The Hindu  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said India will need to raise the level of athletics at the world stage. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the six-day online technical officials’ seminar jointly conducted by the South Asian Athletics Federation and the Athletics Federation of India. “I know the Indian federation has embraced technology in a big way …

Sports ministry to soon introduce digital classes for TOPS athletes to improve off-field skills
4 years, 9 months ago

Sports ministry to soon introduce digital classes for TOPS athletes to improve off-field skills

India Today  

The Sports Ministry will soon introduce digital classes for the elite Indian athletes under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme to help sharpen their off-field skills. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted about the classes on Tuesday while a Sports Authority of India official explained the motive. Asked for details, the SAI official told PTI: "It is basically an Athlete Development Program …

Rijiju: Khelo India University Games a step in right direction
4 years, 10 months ago

Rijiju: Khelo India University Games a step in right direction

The Hindu  

The Khelo India University Games anthem was launched by the Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju at a function held at his residence here on Monday. Sung, written and composed by former Haryana Ranji Trophy batsman Padamjeet Sehrawat, the peppy number exhorts the youth to participate in sports with an aim to shine and move ahead. “We have to have a …

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju calls for trial of Kambala racer Srinivas Gowda under top coaches at SAI Center, Bengaluru
4 years, 10 months ago

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju calls for trial of Kambala racer Srinivas Gowda under top coaches at SAI Center, Bengaluru

Firstpost  

Kambala racer Srinivas Gowda, whose running exploits during a traditional buffalo race in Karnataka has evoked a social media frenzy, will be assessed by expert coaches at SAI Center, Bengaluru on the instruction of Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. New Delhi: Kambala racer Srinivas Gowda, whose running exploits during a traditional buffalo race in Karnataka has evoked a social media frenzy, …

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launch inaugural Khelo India University Games in Bhubaneswar
5 years ago

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launch inaugural Khelo India University Games in Bhubaneswar

Firstpost  

The Games, to be held at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University, will witness over 4000 athletes from 100 Universities across India vying for top honours in 17 disciplines Bhubaneswar: The inaugural edition of Khelo India University Games will be held from 22 February to 1 March, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Monday. Union Minister of @IndiaSports, @KirenRijiju …

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju lauds CBSE's decision to organise Fitness Week in schools
5 years, 2 months ago

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju lauds CBSE's decision to organise Fitness Week in schools

India Today  

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday, November 8, 2019, lauded the Central Board of Secondary Education's decision to observe Fitness Week later this month as part of the Fit India Movement. In a step aimed to inculcate the habit of fitness among school children, the CBSE will be observing Fitness Week in the seconds and third weeks of November. Said …

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