New Delhi: Delhi Sports University vice-chancellor Karnam Malleswari is contemplating having courses that would help students branch out in various sports-related fields. The university will be operational in two to three years.
It has been a little over a month since the 2000 Olympics bronze medal winner in weightlifting, Malleswari was appointed as the varsity’s vice-chancellor. The former weightlifter has been functioning out of a temporary office located in Thyagraj Stadium.
“We plan to have 2000 students in the varsity– 1000 male students and 1000 female students,” Malleswari was quoted as saying by news agency PTI in an interview.
“All of them won’t reach the Olympics. Some will reach nationals, some internationals but only selected athletes will reach Olympics. So for the remaining students, we need to have such courses that will help them in their future course,” the Olympic medallist said.
Asked why she was drawn to the project, she said, “I was told sports will be given more importance. I read their Act. It’s my dream to work at grassroot level and I felt this would help me fulfil my dream.
“If any child reaches national camp, they get every kind of support but at the grassroot level there is an issue,” Malleswari said.
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