Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan

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Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan (BKSP) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Sports Education Institute) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. The Government-funded autonomous institute is located at Savar, near the capital Dhaka.^[1]

1 Management
2 Training programme
3 Affiliation and other services
4 Notable alumni
5 References

[edit] Management

BKSP is run by a Board of Governors, which is headed by the Minister of Youth and Sports. ^[1]

[edit] Training programme

BKSP is a residential school, and has training programmes in the following areas:^[1]

Athletics
Basketball
Cricket
Soccer
Gymnastics,
Field Hockey
Swimming
Boxing
Shooting, and
Tennis

Students are admitted in class VII (7th grade), but in some cases like Gymnastics or Boxing, younger students below the age of 10 are admitted in Class IV (fourth grade).

[edit] Affiliation and other services

BKSP is affiliated with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, and National University of Bangladesh. It has a Sports Science department which provides training and short courses on Sports medicine, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Bio-mechanics, etc. to trainers and coaches. It also provides regular education to its students.^[1]