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30 Jul

Haryana Has Become the Country’s Sports Powerhouse: CM Nayab Singh Saini

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Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini declared that the state has established itself as India’s sports powerhouse. Speaking at the Sports Fitness and Infrastructure Expo held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the Chief Minister highlighted that despite accounting for just 2% of the nation’s population, Haryana consistently contributes the highest share of medals for India across global events like the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games. The event was attended by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya as the chief guest. Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Saini remarked that initiatives like…

Haryana Allocates $131 Million to Establish 11 International Sports Centres for Olympic 2036 Mission

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Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced a comprehensive sports infrastructure initiative to prepare young athletes for the 2036 Olympic Games. During a high-level review meeting in Chandigarh, attended by Minister of State for Sports Gaurav Gautam, the Chief Minister approved the first phase of the Olympic 2036 Talent Mission. Under this phase, the state will establish 11 international-standard sports centres with a dedicated budget of approximately 800 crore rupees, or roughly 131 million Canadian dollars. The initiative focuses on identifying and grooming promising athletes between the ages of 13 and 16, ensuring they have access…

Mann Promises Resurgent ‘Rangla Punjab’ as He Unveils New Astroturf in Jalandhar

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Seechewal, Jalandhar (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday paid obeisance at Village Seechewal during the 38th Salana Barsi Samagam (death anniversary) of Sant Baba Avtar Singh Ji and projected a confident vision of a resurgent and self-reliant Punjab, as he inaugurated a new astroturf at the Sant Avtar Singh Memorial Hockey Stadium alongside Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal. Highlighting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government’s aggressive push on sports infrastructure, irrigation, groundwater recharge and public welfare, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said the Government had delivered 21,000 cusecs of water to fields, equivalent to two…