NEW DELHI: Delhi government has a vision of organising the Olympics in the capital before the 100th year of India’s independence, and Delhi Sports University (DSU) will play an essential role in fulfilling that, said deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday.
In the first meeting with the board of management of the university, Sisodia shared how DSU must build such an environment regarding sports that every person in the country will consider sports as a field of education.
The board of management of the university has a total of 15 members. These include seven ex-officio and eight nominated members.
“Our motive for starting this university is to give education status to sports. Our players work very hard to excel in their sports, but the efforts don’t get the same value as traditional education,” said Sisodia. “In DSU, the sports they play will be the students’ education.”
The university will identify the players and work to hone their talent, the deputy CM added. “Today, the Olympics are dominated by China, America, Russia. Delhi Sports University will prepare players who bring medals for the country. There is a different enthusiasm about sports in the capital of most countries of the world. DSU will also work to create such an environment for sports in the national capital,” said Sisodia.
While DSU vice-chancellor Karnam Malleswari said, “There is no shortage of sports talent in the country. A player needs just a little support to make their talent shine and win the medal. There is a lack of sports infrastructure and coaching in the country, but DSU will overcome these shortcomings and create world-class infrastructure.”
