nAndhra Pradesh is building a world-class Sports City within its upcoming new Capital Amaravati with the vision to host India’s first Olympic Games. “Once the Sports City is ready, Amaravati will be the first city in India to host the Olympic Games,” said Sreedhar Cherukuri, Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA). APCRDA is the nodal agency which is developing Amaravati.
The Sports City will come in three phases and will comprise integrated sports hub spread in 20 acres with an estimated cost of Rs 1,400 crore, a multi-purpose sports stadium, multi-purpose training campus. Amaravati International Sports Complex, a Rs 60 crore complex, will also be built on 8.9 acres which will revolutionise sports in Andhra Pradesh. Phase I will be ready by 2021.
According to L.V. Subramanyam, Special Chief Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs, Andhra Pradesh: “We are tying up with prominent global sports developing agencies and also sporting personalities to take part in the development of Sports City. We are creating rehab and injury treatment centre, a first of its kind globally, for treating sports injuries. At least five sports universities that will nurture sports talents. Sports City will also be a hub of water sports and adventure sports.”