Watch: Kiren Rijiju once again shows us he’s fit with a rope climbing video

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju is a fitness enthusiast and loves taking up challenges to inspire others. Here's another video of him flaunting his skills!

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In the video, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju is seen climbing up the rope with his bare hands and legs, without any support or harness. (Source: Kiren Rijiju/ Twitter)

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju is a fitness enthusiast and isn’t shy of flaunting his skills and taking up challenges to inspire others. Recently, Rijiju trekked above 15,000 feet towards Mago-Thingbu to complete the Gandhi Sankalp Yatra, where he showed off his skills in rope climbing.

Along with Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu, the MP trekked through picturesque Tawang region and passed through National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) in Dirang. The leaders stopped at one of country’s primer institute for adventure sports and while checking out its various forms of training and courses, the Arunachal MP decided to try rope climbing.

In a video shared by the minister himself, he is seen climbing up the rope with his bare hands and legs, without any support or harness.

At world class NIMUS (National Institute of Mountaineering & Allied Sports at Dirang. Along with CM @PemaKhanduBJP ji will trek above 15,000 feet towards Mago-Thingu to complete #GandhiSankalpYatra pic.twitter.com/FvLVuDW6IQ

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) October 25, 2019

Here’s how people reacted to his rope-climbing video:

Wow talk about leading by example 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

— Carmelita Jeter (@CarmelitaJeter) October 25, 2019

India would achieve something very phenomenal in its sports, here’s our sports minister doing some talking:) https://t.co/cVyuqzFAfe

— Shubham (@shubham_fingage) October 26, 2019

Woh ! Real and fittest ever sports and Youth Affairs minister in charge ever i have seen!

— Rajesh Kamalan (@rajeshkamalan2) October 25, 2019

Rope climbing is one of the toughest activity, need to have great shoulder, arm, grip & core strength… Salute to you Sir.. You truly are the right sports minister who is inspiring us. Need to start working out again.. #FitIndiaMovement

— Mahesh N (@MaheshN46492823) October 25, 2019

Excellent example to attempt rope climbing & you hv climbed 3/4th of length of rope.This indicates high level of physical fit & above all challenge quotient is high.Hope every MP&MLA take-up similar challenge to inspire citizens

— Arul Varman (@AVarmanM2014) October 25, 2019