The Haryana Cabinet on Tuesday decided to set up a Sports University in the State.
The Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal approved the proposal of the Sports and Youth Affairs Department to enact Sports University of Haryana Bill for the establishment of Sports University.
The Sports University of Haryana will be the first full-fledged sports university of international standards in the State.
"A void exists in the sports environment in various areas, such as, sports science, sports technology, sports management, high performance training.
Therefore, it has been decided to establish the Sports University of Haryana, which is expected to fill this void with its exclusive focus on promotion of sports education in the areas of sports sciences sports technology, sports management, and research and training in various areas related to sports," a spokesperson said.
The focus of the University will be on multi-disciplinary studies with stress on applicability based on the latest researches in sports sciences, sports medicine and sports technology.
The University is also empowered to establish Outlying Campuses. Apart from academic programmes and research, the University and its Outlying Campuses will also impart training to elite athletes, sports officials, referees and umpires and evolve as centre of excellence in various disciplines of sports.