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Reliance Foundation initiative set to grow

Aug 29, 2016 07:25 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani launched an all-India initiative in Mumbai on Saturday. Initiated under the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS), the programme plans to professionalise sports at the school and college level and promote it as a career option for the youth.

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Stressing on the need to integrate sports within the educational system, Ambani said, “The competition was set up with the aim to propel India’s growth towards a multi-sports nation through robust school and college-level initiatives.”

Initially, over 2,200 teams from 2000 schools and colleges will compete in football in four categories — junior boys, senior boys, senior girls and college boys. The matches will be held in Mumbai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Kochi, Goa, Chennai, Pune and Delhi. There will be pre-qualifying rounds followed by the main draw with the city winners qualifying for the national round.

“Next year, we plan to introduce more sports as it is a five-year programme,” said Ambani.

In the future, institutions will also compete in basketball, athletics, badminton, and volleyball, and more cities will be added in the scheme.

A six-member advisory board has been set up and comprises Ambani, Sachin Tendulkar, Leander Paes, Saina Nehwal, Dipak Jain and Ranbir Kapoor.

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