Encouraged by the response to the first phase of ‘SAAP League Tournaments’ conducted by the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) in 24 sports disciplines at the district-, zonal- and State-levels in February and March this year, the organisation has decided to conduct competitions for students of all universities in 30 disciplines in July and August.
In a statement, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Secretary B. Sudheer Prem Kumar said a total of 27,000 players had taken part in the first phase of the league tournaments.
“The idea is to promote a sports culture among students in universities across the State,” he said, informing that SAAP had also introduced a ranking system based on the performance of the players who secured top ranks. They would be given scientific coaching by eminent coaches and would be exposed to competitions at national-level events, he said.
