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, August 25.

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.