Telangana State Sports School (TSSS) is a sports school belonging to Government of Telangana located at Hakimpet, Hyderabad. It offers students training along with education at the school. It bagged best sports school in India – 2017 at SFA Hyderabad Championship.[1][2][3] The school students bagged over 100 medals at international and over 1800 medals at the national level sports events.
| Type | Sports school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1993 |
| Students | 409 (223 boys and 186 girls) |
| Address | Rajiv Gandhi Rahadari , , , 500078 , India 17°33′22″N 78°32′41″E / 17.556021°N 78.5448606°E |
| Campus | Suburban, 206 acres (83.4 ha) |
  Location in Telangana  Telangana State Sports School (India) | |
Campus
editThe school started in 1993 on 206 acres at Thumkunta near Hakimpet Air Force Station.[4] The sports offered at the school include kabbaddi, archery, gymnastics, judo, volleyball, football, water sports (rowing, sailing, kayaking and canoeing), sepak takraw, and track and field athletics.[5][6]
There is an indoor stadium for gymnastics, 400 metre track, archery ground, football ground, volleyball courts, weightlifting hall and a conditioning hall.
Admission
editThe admission notification is issued in May every year, for an intake of 40 students. The school has a hostel facility with 144 rooms. The students are selected for Class 4 at the age of 8. The tests and selections are held at mandal level, district level and state level in different sports. The students are selected based on their performance and potential. The school has classes until class 12 (intermediate).
Notable alumni
edit- Satti Geetha – 4 × 400 m relay event (2004 & 2008 Olympics)
- Manoj – Archery
- D. Sai Raj – Bronze medalist at 2017 Asian Rowing Championship in Pattaya, Thailand
- Ragala Venkat Rahul – 85 kg weightlifting, Gold Medalist, Commonwealth Games 2018[7]
- Varun Ragala, 78 kg weightlifting, Gold Medalist, Commonwealth Games 2018
- Erra Deexitha – Gold at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2017, Gold Coast, Australia.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TS Sports School sweeps SFA Hyderabad Championship". The Hans India.
- ^ AuthorTelanganaToday (18 November 2017). "Telangana Sports School bags two titles in Reliance football tourney". Telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ AuthorShiva Krishna Gundra (8 September 2017). "Deexitha delighted with surprise gold in Australia". Telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ AuthorTelanganaToday (16 October 2017). "Physical education institute sought for Hyderabad". Telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Telangana Sports School jr boys win". The Hans India.
- ^ AuthorShiva Krishna Gundra (25 March 2018). "Talent nurturing centres at Hyderabad". Telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Emphatic display by Telugu bidda". The Hans India. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: Telangana's Erra Deexitha lifts gold medal". 7 September 2017.
External links
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