HYDERABAD: As part of its new Sports Policy, the state government has decided to set up Young India Physical Education and Sports University at Gachibowli stadium. The proposed university will be run in PPP mode. A separate Sports Board too will be started.
At a review on the proposed Sports Policy here on Friday, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that the Sports University would be run like an autonomous university.
The chief minister directed officials to prepare a draft Sports Policy to bring international recognition to the state in sports. The policy should keep the 2036 Olympics in mind, the chief minister told the officials.
The chief minister also discussed with the officials the policies in force in other counties and states to encourage talented sportspersons.
The meeting decided to start 14 courses in the proposed Sports University. These 14 courses are: Cricket, hockey, football, basketball, swimming, tennis, badminton, shooting, boxing, wrestling, table tennis, athletics, gymnastics and aquatics. As all the facilities were readily available at Gachibowli stadium, which is located in 70 acres, the Sports University should function from there, the chief minister said to officials. All the available stadiums and other playgrounds in Hyderabad would be affiliated to the sports hub at Gachibowli.
LB Stadium, Hakimpet sports school, Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor stadium, Saroornagar indoor stadium and others should be brought under one umbrella, the chief minister said in his instructions to the officials.
