Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Police Academy to Groom Medal-Winning Athletes
Andhra Pradesh plans to create a sports academy for police personnel.
The academy will help police athletes train more professionally.
It will provide better equipment, coaching and sports facilities.
The police department will work with VIT-AP University on the project.
About 1,900 athletes took part in a four-day police sports competition.
They came from 15 ranges or divisions across the state.
Visakhapatnam Range won the overall titles for both men and women.
The police chief said sports can improve fitness and help officers face future challenges.
The Andhra Pradesh Police announced a Police Sports Academy to professionally train athletes for national competitions.
The police department signed a memorandum of understanding with VIT-AP University for sports-related activities.
The academy will offer advanced training, modern equipment and infrastructure for police athletes.
About 1,900 athletes from 15 police ranges or divisions competed in the four-day 2026 state meet.
Visakhapatnam Range won the overall men’s and women’s championships, while women athletes were promised full support.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh Police, DGP Harish Kumar Gupta, VIT-AP University and nearly 1,900 police athletes.
- What
- The state announced a Police Sports Academy and concluded the first Andhra Pradesh State Police Sports and Games Meet-2026.
- When
- The announcement and closing ceremony took place on Friday after a four-day meet in 2026.
- Where
- The closing ceremony was held at the APSP 6th Battalion in Mangalagiri; the partnership is with VIT-AP University in Amaravati.
- Why
- The academy is intended to provide professional training and help police athletes win medals at national-level competitions, while improved fitness can help officers address future challenges.
- Academy purpose
- To provide professional training and prepare police athletes for national-level competitions.
- Academy facilities
- Advanced training, modern sports equipment and necessary infrastructure.
- Institutional partner
- VIT-AP University, Amaravati.
- Meet participation
- About 1,900 police athletes participated.
- Represented units
- Athletes came from 15 police ranges or divisions across Andhra Pradesh.
- Competition duration
- The state police sports and games meet lasted four days.
- Overall champions
- Visakhapatnam Range won the overall men’s and women’s categories.
