Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said his government will establish a sports university next academic year with an aim to produce sports people who can win Olympic medals. He said that the Sports University would rope in international coaches to train the athletes.

The Chief Minister was speaking at the concluding function of the NMDC Hyderabad Marathon 10 kilometre and 5 kilometre run at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad today. 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 South Korean Sports University for setting up a sports university in Hyderabad.