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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta: Vowing to retain sports talent in the city, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday promised to set up a Delhi Sports Council to boost facilities for students and assured enhanced budgetary support for the proposed Delhi Sports University.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Delhi Games 2025, organised by the Delhi Olympic Association, CM Gupta said, “Under the previous governments, there were poor facilities for sportspersons who were forced to go to other states and get themselves registered there. But the new government will change the situation, and for this, it has doubled the budget for sports facilities.”

Assuring the best facilities for 12,000 sportspersons taking part in 40 events over one week in the Delhi Games, the CM said the proposed sports council will secure their future needs and ensure that every sportsperson investing time in his or her field earns respect and gets recognition.