Telangana State Sports School
{{short description|Indian school in Hyderabad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
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| name = Telangana State Sports School
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| established = 1993
| type = Sports school
| coordinates = {{coord|17.556021|N|78.5448606|E|region:LK_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = India Telangana#India
| address = Rajiv Gandhi Rahadari
| city = Hakimpet
| state = Telangana
| postcode = 500078
| country = India
| campus = Suburban, {{convert|206|acre|ha|1}}
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| students = 409 (223 boys and 186 girls)
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017-11-22/TS-Sports-School-sweeps-SFA-Hyderabad-Championship/340877|title=TS Sports School sweeps SFA Hyderabad Championship|website=The Hans India}}{{cite web|author=AuthorTelanganaToday |url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-sports-school-bag-titles-reliance-football-tourney |title=Telangana Sports School bags two titles in Reliance football tourney |publisher=Telanganatoday.com |date=2017-11-18 |accessdate=2018-05-08}}{{cite web|author=AuthorShiva Krishna Gundra |url=https://telanganatoday.com/deexitha-delighted-surprise-gold-australia |title=Deexitha delighted with surprise gold in Australia |publisher=Telanganatoday.com |date=2017-09-08 |accessdate=2018-05-08}} The school students bagged over 100 medals at international and over 1800 medals at the national level sports events.
Campus
The school started in 1993 on 206 acres at Thumkunta near Hakimpet Air Force Station.{{cite web|author=AuthorTelanganaToday |url=https://telanganatoday.com/physical-education-institute-sought-hyderabad |title=Physical education institute sought for Hyderabad |publisher=Telanganatoday.com |date=2017-10-16 |accessdate=2018-05-08}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2017-12-13/Telangana-Sports-School-jr-boys-win/344943|title=Telangana Sports School jr boys win|website=The Hans India}}{{cite web|author=AuthorShiva Krishna Gundra |url=https://telanganatoday.com/talent-nurturing-centres-at-hyderabad |title=Talent nurturing centres at Hyderabad |publisher=Telanganatoday.com |date=2018-03-25 |accessdate=2018-05-08}}
There is an indoor stadium for gymnastics, 400 metre track, archery ground, football ground, volleyball courts, weightlifting hall and a conditioning hall.
Admission
The 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
- 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{{cite news|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2018-04-08/Emphatic-display-by-Telugu-bidda/372605|title=Emphatic display by Telugu bidda|date=8 April 2018|website=The Hans India|accessdate=21 February 2020}}
- Varun Ragala, 78 kg weightlifting, Gold Medalist, Commonwealth Games 2018
- Erra Deexitha – Gold at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2017, Gold Coast, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/070917/commonwealth-weightlifting-championships-telanganas-erra-deexitha-lifts-gold-medal.html|title=Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: Telangana's Erra Deexitha lifts gold medal|date=7 September 2017|publisher=}}
See also
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Category:1993 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Category:Educational institutions established in 1993
Category:Medchal–Malkajgiri district
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