Yoga, cycling among disciplines missing in DU sports quota list

ARCHERY (INDIAN ROUND), BALL BADMINTON, BASEBALL (WOMEN), SOFTBALL (MEN), AND CROSSCOUNTRY RUNNING TOO HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED

NEWDELHI: Delhi University (DU) has decided to remove 12 games or activities, including yoga, cycling, power-lifting and 100metre relay race, from its list of recognised categories that candidates can choose from while seeking admission in colleges under the sports quota.

The move, which will affect students who take admissions under the sports and extracurricular activities (ECA) quota in the university’s 77 colleges, was criticised by DU’S physical education teachers’ association.

The association on Saturday wrote to the admission commission urging it to bring the options back on the university’s list of recognised activities. In a letter dated May 11 and addressed to DU’S admission committee chairperson Rajiv Gupta, the DU physical education teachers’ association said, “We would like to bring to your notice that several under mentioned games/ events are missing from the list that has been sent to us, which were present last year.”

For admissions to undergraduate courses, colleges across Delhi University reserve 5% seats for students who qualify under the sports and ECA categories. The candidates have to appear in trials for the sport or activity they apply under.

The 12 activities excluded from the list of recognised events are archery (Indian round), ball badminton, baseball (women), softball (men), korfball (male), 4x100m relay race, cross-coun