To celebrate International Women’s Day with a great purpose and impact football development in the Capital City, Football Delhi yesterday launched “Gift A Ball” campaign at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex in New Delhi. The campaign was kick started by Kiren Rijiju, Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, in the presence …
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All India Football Federation president Praful Patel lauded Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju for putting “more focus” on sports which has helped the country see a “quantum jump” in overall Indian sports. “Of late, we have seen a major change in …
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In an interaction with the India U-17 women’s national team on Tuesday, December 1, All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju laid down the future pathway for the players, starting from the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualification campaign to the 2027 …
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All India Football Federation president Praful Patel and Minister of State of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju interacted at length with the India U-17 Women’s National team and assured them of their full support and laid down a roadmap for the girls on Tuesday, December 1. …
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The Indian Sports Ministry on Friday, November 6 sanctioned Rs 5 lakh to the family of deceased Manipuri Footballer Manitombi Singh with an effort to ease the financial crisis of the family. Manitombi, who died on August, 2020 at the age of 39, was the only earning member of his …
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Indian Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju launched the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) new logo at Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, today. The event was attended by Sports Secretary Ravi Mittal; Indian Olympic Association President, Narinder Batra and Director General SAI, Sandip Pradhan alongwith the …
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The Sports Ministry has come forward to extend financial support to Ramananda Ningthoujam, a young Indian footballer who has represented India at various international tournaments, and is suffering from kidney failure. The son of a rickshaw-puller, his family does not have the means to provide him necessary treatment. He is …
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The Mizoram Football Association has send an official letter to India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports inquiring about what they termed the disregard of Jeje Lalpekhlua for the Arjuna Award. The letter amongst other things said the following: Firstly, the Mizoram Football Association offers sincere congratulations to all the …
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They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and that has never been truer than it is in the current scenario, where the global coronavirus pandemic has helped breed innovation in almost everything we do – right from our regular interactions to daily modalities, such as the way we …
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Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju laid special emphasis on the importance of growing home-grown coaches to broad-base football and other sports in the country, in an online discussion on Friday, September 4. “Coaching is an integral part of football. A lot of foreign coaches are brought in …
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