Anurag Thakur

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, on Friday, cancelled his scheduled visit to China as the government lodged a strong protest after three Indian wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh were denied entry into China for the 19th Asian Games that begin in Hangzhou on Saturday. Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega, and Mepung Lamgu were discriminated against by Chinese authorities who refused the sportspersons entry in a "targeted and pre-meditated manner",

The Union Cabinet on September 13, passed a resolution congratulating and thanking PM Narendra Modi on behalf of the entire country for making the G20 Summit a huge success. The Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the PM has emerged as a "man of global alliances", referring to the launch of Global Biofuels Alliance after earlier successes related to International Solar Alliance and Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment… read-more

The wrestlers suspended their protest against the Central Government, demanding arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the WFI President, till June 15. The development came after they held a discussion with the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur. Notably, during the meeting, Anurag Thakur assured to complete the investigation against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh amid allegations of sexual harassment against him, by June 15. He asked wrestlers to… read-more

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Centre was sensitively handling the issue of protesting wrestlers, who are seeking the arrest of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations. Thakur, who is on a visit to Mumbai, told reporters that the government has accepted the wrestlers' demand for a committee to probe their allegations and an investigation was underway.

The National Anti-Doping Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha on August 3, after being passed in Lok Sabha last week. The bill seeks to provide a statutory framework in the form of legislation, that bans doping in the sports industry. The bill also seeks to provide legal sanctity to anti-doping agencies such as NADA and NADL. Minister Anurag Thakur, the law will protect the rights of all sportspersons.