Sports university coming up in Ranchi

National games venues to be used

The Commonwealth Games are just around and the initial legacy plan to create infrastructure in schools and colleges has almost failed. But, as for the first step towards it India's first Sports University is likely to take shape in Ranchi.

India's first Sports University is likely to be set up in Ranchi by utilizing the stadiums and infrastructural facilities of the 34th National Games.

The academic configuration of the Sports University will include an amalgamation of curricular programmes in subjects such as sports management, sports medicine, sports psychology, etc along with the sports themselves.

Central government and the Jharkhand state government have made a plan, according to which, the stadiums and facilities worth Rs 700 crore that were built for the 34th National Games near Ranchi, would be transformed into India's first central sports university.

u00a0A detailed report on the establishment of the Sports University has been submitted by the Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) to the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry.

The report also suggests opening of Kendriya Vidyalayas near the university so as to build better linkages with the schools. As per the proposal, the facilities of 34th National Games will be integrated into institutes that will be a part of the CUJ.