Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Kiren Rijiju attends the inaugural event of ‘100 Days Countdown for International Day of Yoga 2021’ at Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), in New Delhi on Saturday.
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju Saturday launched the 100-day countdown to the 7th International Day of Yoga and gave a line-up of all the activities that the government has planned for the occasion.
The International Day of Yoga (IDY) is celebrated on June 21 every year.
Rijiju, the Minister of State for AYUSH, said in a statement that Yoga has vast potential for employment opportunity, especially after the declaration of Yogasana as a competitive sport.
7th International Yoga Day: Kiren Rijiju launches 100-day countdown event Yoga for Unity and Wellbeing
Ministry of AYUSH said that Yoga has vast potential for an employment opportunity, especially after the declaration of Yogasana as a competitive sport
PTI | March 13, 2021 | Updated 21:31 IST
Narender Modi performing yoga
Union minister Kiren Rijiju Saturday launched the 100-day countdown to the 7th International Day of Yoga and gave a line-up of all the activities that the government has planned for the occasion.
The International Day of Yoga (IDY) is celebrated on June 21 every year.
Rijiju, the Minister of State for AYUSH, said in a statement that Yoga has vast potential for employment opportunity, especially after the declaration of Yogasana as a competitive sport.
Preparations for International Day of Yoga-2021 kick off ANI | Updated: Feb 04, 2021 22:29 IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The AYUSH Ministry on Thursday informed that the preparations for International Day of Yoga 2021 have kicked off with a high-quality online training programme on common yoga protocol. The Ministry of AYUSH has been taking numerous steps to enhance the acceptance and adoption of the practice of Yoga, both within India and abroad. One such step has been the formulation of the Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) training programme, read a release by the AYUSH ministry.
The CYP, in many ways, is the soul of the International Yoga Day observance, as it facilitates harmony among the millions of people who join the observation of the International Yoga Day.
Yoga drive with eye on Olympics The Centre announced its plans to promote yogasana championships through formal recognition , structured sport events and scoring rules with long-term goals
Five years after introducing International Yoga Day, India wants to gift the world championships in yogasanas a mix of traditional and choreographed yoga movements promising medals and titles and career and revenue opportunities.
The Centre on Thursday announced its plans to promote yogasana championships through “formal recognition”, structured sports events and scoring rules with the long-term goal of introducing such championships in the Olympic Games.
The Union ministries for sports and ayurveda, yoga, siddha and homeopathy (Ayush) said they planned to organise the first national individual championship event for traditional yogasanas to be conducted in the virtual mode in February 202