The Chief Minister launched the coverage within the presence a few of India’s most revered stakeholders in sports activities. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL
The coverage outlines a complete imaginative and prescient for sports activities improvement throughout the state and can concentrate on strengthening governance, increasing infrastructure, creating profession pathways and nurturing a vibrant sports activities ecosystem.
“We completed in 71st place within the Paris Olympics. We have declared that we’re able to host the Olympics however what if we don’t win a single gold medal there? This coverage isn’t just a chunk of paper however a priceless doc to information us in our endeavour to win medals on the Olympics,” he mentioned in the course of the day-long occasion, the place the state authorities additionally introduced a number of MoUs with key nationwide and worldwide organisations.
The coverage additionally asks for the formation of a 14-member Board of Governors to supervise the Telangana Sports Development Fund (TSDF). Featuring a few of India’s most revered stakeholders in sports activities like Kapil Dev, Abhinav Bindra, Pullela Gopichand, Bhaichung Bhutia and Sanjeev Goenka, this board will guarantee clear and accountable utilisation of sources.
Olympic medallist Gagan Narang mentioned that the profitable implementation of the coverage might make Telangana a ‘game-changer’ within the Indian sports activities ecosystem.
“PPP (Public-Private Partnership) is the buzzword, however we neglect the unique PPP — Policy, Programme and Performance. Buy into this PPP, and the opposite PPP shouldn’t be an issue. Telangana could possibly be the primary state to implement this,” he mentioned throughout a panel dialogue.
Former Olympic capturing champion Bindra underlined the nation’s ‘transactional’ relationship with sport whereas hailing the targets of the newly-launched framework.
“This shouldn’t be for elite sport. There can be a rise within the taking part in numbers with this coverage. It is essential to develop sports activities from the grassroots stage and never concentrate on medals alone,” he said.
Published – August 02, 2025 08:54 pm IST
