Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore has been appointed as India’s sports minister in the latest cabinet reshuffle of the Narendra Modi government on Sunday. He has been named as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Rajyavardhan Rathore is now also Minister (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel will be MoS
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
Rathore is the first sportsperson to take charge of sports ministry. The former shooter, who was till now serving as minister of state for information & broadcasting, will takeover the responsibility from Vijay Goel. The former sports minister will now be minister of state for parliamentary affairs and statistics and programme implementation.
The news of Rathore’s appointment was welcomed on Twitter.
Delighted to see @Ra_THORe is the new sports minister . All the very very best !
— Abhinav Bindra (@Abhinav_Bindra) September 3, 2017
Congrats Rajyavardhan Rathore for getting the charge of Sports Ministry!
Can’t say the same about others-But @Ra_THORe is a good choice! pic.twitter.com/BmB3S0RFxu— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) September 3, 2017
I wish to congratulate @Ra_THORe on your new new role and I wish you every success in your new duties.#CabinetReshuffle
— Mary Kom (@MangteC) September 3, 2017
Meet India’s new sports minister @Ra_THORe, an Olympic athlete and silver medalist! Congratulations! @IndianOlympians @worldolympians
— Shiva Keshavan (@100thofasec) September 3, 2017
#cabinetreshuffle two appointments i m really excited about…😀😀1. @Ra_THORe as our Sports Minister2. @nsitharaman as our Defence Minister
— Heena SIDHU (@HeenaSidhu10) September 3, 2017
Congratulations to Col @Ra_THORe and the govt for ensuring more efficient utilisation of his expertise in a core area where he has excelled.
— Navdeep Singh (@SinghNavdeep) September 3, 2017
First priority for @Ra_THORe would be to get things underway for Tokyo.Nothing has moved in Sports in the last one year
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) September 3, 2017
Good to @Ra_THORe as sports and youth affairs.. right man in the right place..#ModiTeam2019
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) September 3, 2017
Not to be missed, @Ra_THORe gets independent charge as sports minister. Apt and well deserved. Congrats
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 3, 2017
Rathore became India’s first ever individual silver medal winner at the Olympic Games. He stood on the podium after finishing second in the men’s double trap at the 2004 Athens Games.
