DEHRADUN: After launching the Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy last year in its campus, Selaqui International School has now collaborated with international golfer Amandeep Johl to start a golf academy from April, 2018. This will be the first golf academy inside a school premises in the country.The academy will be open to students of other schools as well. “I am trying to take golf to the masses and collaborating with schools helps the game become more popular. I will be visiting the academy every month myself to check on the progress of students,” said Johl. “Apart from coaching, we will also provide fitness training to students. The aim is not to let the game be elitist anymore and have as many people as possible pick it up. Cricket was also an elite game 60 years ago but it is being played in every street.”Rashid Sharfuddin, headmaster of the school, said, “In the race for good grades and college admissions, students and parents tend to neglect the prospect of a rewarding career in sports. Schools often choose academics over sports and don’t provide equal opportunities the two fields.”

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