Hyd aims to host 2036 Olympics

Hyderabad: The government of Telangana will establish a Sports University next academic year with an aim to produce sportspersons who can win Olympic medals, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Sunday.

He announced that the Sports University would rope in international coaches to train the athletes. The Chief Minister was speaking at the concluding programmes of the NMDC Hyderabad Marathon at Gachibowli Stadium.

The Chief Minister said Young India Sports University was planned on the lines of Young India Skills University established recently to provide skills to youth in various sectors.

He said during his recent visit to South Korea, he visited the Korean National Sports University in Seoul, which produced Olympic medal-winning athletes. An agreement was reached with the South Korean Sports University for setting up a Sports University in Hyderabad.

Revanth Reddy said as India plans to bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, he has requested the Centre to organise the Olympics in Hyderabad.