New Delhi: A delegation from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday met Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, to hand over a cheque of Rs 2 crore for the PM-CARES Fund.
The delegation included IOA General Secretary Rajeev Mehta, Sr. Vice President Anil Khanna, Vice President Sudhanshu Mittal, Joint Secretary Onkar Singh and Associate Vice President Ajay Singh. The money has been raised by several Federations and also individual athletes.
I'm grateful to and proud of Indian Olympic Association for handing over a check of Rs 2 crore towards the #PMCaresFunds to fight COVID-19 on behalf of the National Sports Federations. #IndiaUnitedAgainstCovid pic.twitter.com/cA12YI8Jy0
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) May 28, 2020
Rijiju thanked the IOA for making a ‘valuable contribution’ to the PM-CARES Fund amid the coronavirus crisis in the country.
“I am very thankful to the Indian Olympic Association for making a very valuable contribution to the PM-CARES Fund to fight the coronavirus. The whole team came to handover a cheque of Rs 2cr which is to be deposited to the PM-CARES Fund,” Rijiju told ANI.
IOA Secretary General Mr Rajeev Mehta in the presence of EC Members, met Hon’ble Sports Minister Shri @KirenRijiju today and handed over the contributions collected by the joint efforts of the Olympic family to support the nation’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. #TogetherWeRise pic.twitter.com/0Fa8CDWpb7
— NOC India (@WeAreTeamIndia) May 28, 2020
“All senior IOA members are here. We have started sporting activities formally, some of the training sessions, and we are happy to see our athletes back to training. Very soon, hopefully, we will see them in full fledge events and whole sporting world, we are all united. We want to see sports back in action,” he added. (ANI)
