New Sports Scholarship At UK's Loughborough University For Indian Students
Indian entrepreneur Aman Dhall announced a sports scholarship in memory of his late father Virendra Kumar Dhall at the UK’s Loughborough University. The scholarship aims to support Indian students enrolled at Loughborough University to compete at the international level.
This 5-year Virendra Kumar Dhall scholarship, valued at GBP 12,500 will support Indian students representing India, who are either competing at the international level or are on track in their respective sports.
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The scholarship will support sporting excellence to empower young Indian athletes who face financial and other obstacles to pursue sporting excellence. Indian students enrolled for part-time and full-time undergraduate, postgraduate, or PhD levels will be eligible for the Virendra Kumar Dhall Sports scholarship.
Under the £2,500 annual scholarship, the athlete scholars will get support to cover essential costs of training and competing in high-level sporting events. The expenses covered under the scholarship include travel for trials, coaching, nutritional advice, equipment, coaching, gym membership, and other necessary resources for sports.
India’s youth sports icon, Neeraj Chopra and other international sports icons Lord Sebastian Coe, Adam Peaty OBE, and Paula Radcliffe MBE have been trained at Loughborough University.
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Aman Dhall completed an MSc in Sport Management at Loughborough University in 2010-11. His father dreamed of seeing him play for India but Aman faced significant financial challenges in his early sports career which hindered his ability to pursue professional sports full-time. The official release said, “Drawing inspiration from his own experiences, Aman is dedicated to supporting the next generation of Indian athletes through this scholarship”.
India’s performance at the recently held Paris Olympics 2024 remained below expectations with just six medals, one less of seven won in Tokyo 2021. The absence of gold and a silver medal landed the country in the 71st position on the final table.
