Rijiju announces 'Cheer Up' campaign, urges people to extend support to Olympic-bound athletes
The Hindu
The Sports Minister said over 6000 selfie points will be set up in the country for people to show their support
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced a 'Cheer Up' campaign for the Olympic-bound Indian athletes across the country and urged people to come out in support of the sportspersons, who will be competing at the Tokyo Games beginning July 23. Over 100 athletes from India have so far qualified for the Games and Mr Rijiju said over 6000 selfie points will be set up in the country for people to show their support. "I have spoken to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and he immediately deployed space across 6000 railway stations across the country where Olympics Selfie Points have been set up," Mr Rijiju said at a virtual interaction organised by CII-Sportscom Industry Confederation.More Related News