Major Dhyan Chand Sports College, Saifai

Major Dhyan Chand Sports College, Saifai
Other name	Saifai Sports College
Type	Sports College
Established	2014, Saifai
Affiliation	Uttar Pradesh Sports Colleges Society
Academic affiliation	U.P. Board
Principal	S. K. Lahiri
Location	Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, 206130, India; 26°58′05″N 78°57′30″E / 26.9679371°N 78.9583912°ECoordinates: 26°58′05″N 78°57′30″E / 26.9679371°N 78.9583912°E
Campus	Saifai
Sports	Cricket, Football, Field hockey, Wrestling, Athletics, Badminton, Swimming, Judo and Kabaddi

Major Dhyan Chand Sports College, Saifai or Saifai Sports College is a college and sports academy in Saifai, Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 2014 in Saifai, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh as Saifai Sports College by state government.^[1] It offers sports training in cricket, football, hockey, wrestling, athletics, badminton, swimming and kabaddi in 6th to 12th standardand with the curriculum of U.P. Board. It is 3rd sports college established in Uttar Pradesh after Guru Gobind Singh Sports College of Lucknow and Beer Bahadur Singh Sports College in Gorakhpur.

History

After success of Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow and Beer Bahadur Singh Sports College, Gorakhpur with specific contribution in the field of sports the government of Uttar Pradesh established this sports college in Saifai (Etawah) in the year of 2014-15.

It is a residential campus and due to it overall weight is borne by the government of Uttar Pradesh. The boy square of college gets sports training in cricket, football, hockey, wrestling, athletics, badminton, swimming and kabaddi as well as they get teaching from 6th to 12th standard by the curriculum of Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh. In this Sports College, number of trainees is determine as 560. In the first year 74 trainees started studying here.

Saifai International Cricket Stadium (one of the stadiums situated in the college campus)

Saifai International Cricket Stadium (in campus)
Athletics stadium (in campus)
Indoor Stadium (in campus)
Swimming pools (an International All-weather Swimming pool in campus and an old one at Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium, Saifai)
Hockey field astroturf (at Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium, Saifai)
Three grass fields (in campus)
Basketball courts (in campus)
Tennis court (in campus)

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