Who is sports minister of india 2011

Karnataka: Srinivasa Gowda from Mudbidri, Mangaluru ran He says, "People are comparing me to Usain Bolt. He is a world champion, I am only running in a slushy paddy field".

The internet boom in India saw many hidden talents getting viral across the country, who grew to be social media sensations. Kiren Rijiju's attention was drawn to Rameshwar Gurjar's claim that he could run metres in 11 seconds, and on Srinivasa Gowda, the Kambala jockey apparently broke not technically sprint legend Usain Bolt's record. Rijiju called up both of them for athletics trials at national camps to show that he was quite serious about Indian sports and would be there for Indian athletes.

When India had fielded competitors in 15 different sports in Rio , only nine of their NSF's were recognised at that moment. Major disciplines like Archery, Tennis, Boxing did not have their own NSFs, for multiple reasons that led to creating a barrier between the Indian Olympics Association and the federation. The absence of a recognised national federation had dried up funding for the sports.

In the last two years, the MYAS had prioritised the matter at hand and expedited the recognition of all the NSFs, including the 18 sports where India would be fielding athletes at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Sports Ministry restored the recognition of the faction-ridden Gymnastics Federation of India GFI after ten years, taking into record Sudhir Mittal's election as president in the polls held in November The recognition was being granted for the period till December 31, The GFI was de-recognised by the Ministry in because of infighting in the body. Similarly, after remaining suspended for eight long years, the Archery Association of India AAI was granted annual recognition, validating its elections held for new office-bearers on January 18, The sports ministry provides significant financial assistance to the NSFs, which in turn strives towards the development of the players and sports.

Jammu and Kashmir won by 4 wickets. During his stint as the HPCA president, Anurag developed five stadiums in the state, including the picturesque in Dharamsala stadium, and two cricket academies — one in Shimla and the other in Dharamsala. The HPCA is currently providing support to more than players. During the BJPs Citizenship Act rally in January , Thakur was seen leading a crowd with the slogan "Desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko," a chant inciting listeners to shoot "traitors to the country", with an expletive thrown in.

Rathore added that it's the job of the Sports Ministry to be a service provider for sportsperson. He has three Commonwealth Gold medals, two World Championship Gold medals and a silver medal in the Asian games to his name.

His experience of being a part of the system will come in handy as a sports minister, with Prime Minister Modi also saying that Sports remains a strong focus for his government. Sports Activist Rahul Mehra praised the decision to appoint Rathore, saying he would be the perfect guy for the job. We will have to give him some time and see how he moves. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin.

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