Union Minister Anurag Thakur praises Indian contingent at 2023 Commonwealth Youth, Junior, and Senior Weightlifting C’ships

July 17, 2023 9:55 PM

Union Minister Anurag Thakur praises Indian contingent at 2023 Commonwealth Youth, Junior, and Senior Weightlifting C’ships

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister commended the performance of Indian contingent at 2023 Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships. In a tweet, Mr Thakur said the contingent secured India's best-ever medal haul of 61 medals with 38 Gold, 21 Silver and 2 Bronze. He said Indian athletes have showcased their exceptional skills, technique and focus and each one of the 52 participants has proudly bagged a well-deserved medal. Twenty-seven Khelo India Athletes secured over...

Union Minister Anurag Thakur sends off Indian contingent of 198 athletes to Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023

June 9, 2023 2:03 PM

Union Minister Anurag Thakur sends off Indian contingent of 198 athletes to Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023

The Government has spent 450 crore rupees in the current Olympic cycle on training, equipment, and facilities so far and it will provide more assistance if needed to ensure India makes a new record in the Paris Olympics 2024.  This was stated by Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur while addressing a function organised in New Delhi yesterday, June 8, to send off the Indian contingent of 198 athletes to the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 to be held in Berlin this month, June. He sa...

Union Minister Anurag Thakur reviews India's preparedness for upcoming Asian Games during 100th MOC meeting

June 8, 2023 9:08 PM

Union Minister Anurag Thakur reviews India's preparedness for upcoming Asian Games during 100th MOC meeting

Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur today reviewed India's preparedness for the upcoming Asian Games during the 100th Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting held in New Delhi. The review meeting took place as part of the two-day MOC meeting which is taking place in Delhi's Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. The meeting was attended by Joint Secretary, Indian Olympics Association Kalyan Chaube, and President of AFI Adille Summariwala. Various eminent athletes, who are part of MOC ...

Union Minister Anurag Thakur to launch Logo, jersey & anthem of Khelo India University Games 2022 on May 5

May 4, 2023 8:32 PM

Union Minister Anurag Thakur to launch Logo, jersey & anthem of Khelo India University Games 2022 on May 5

Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur will launch the Logo, jersey, mascot and anthem of the Khelo India University Games 2022 at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Gomti Nagar in Lucknow on Friday (5 May 2023). The third edition of the Khelo India University Games will take place from the 23rd of May to the 3rd of June. The opening ceremony is scheduled for the 25th of May at the Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow.   Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, Minister of State fo...