Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
The Telangana government has appointed Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman of the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, as the Chairman of the Sports Hub to promote the sports ecosystem in the State.
Upasana Kamineni, Founder of URLife and granddaughter of Apollo Hospitals Founder Prathap Reddy, will be the Co-Chairwoman of the Hub. Former India Cricket Captain Kapil Dev and former badminton player Pullela Gopichand are among the other members in the hub.
“The Sports Hub will act as an umbrella organisation, providing strategic leadership and policy guidance in key areas such as infrastructure development, training and sports education.
The Hub will manage the Telangana Sports Development Fund (TSDF).
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy recently launched a ‘Sports Policy’ to make the State compete with world in sports and win medals in the Olympics and promote public-private partnership in sports to avoid political interference.
“The first-of-kind sport policy was prepared after reviewing the status of the sports infrastructure, availability of talented sports persons and the prospects of winning medals in national and international games,” he said after unveiling the policy.
He said the policy would be included as one chapter in TelanganaRising 2047 vision document. A Sports University and Sports Academy will also be set up in Telangana under the new sports policy.
Published on August 4, 2025
