SPORTS AT A GLANCE
The Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at St Stephen’s College, Delhi teaches regular subjects while engaging in grooming student-athletes for competitive sports at the University, National and International levels. It is important that student-athletes be encouraged to push their limits and to challenge themselves both physically and intellectually, to explore and maximize their potential with the motto, “Be all that you can be.”
The Department has a highly engaged and professional faculty which brings its wealth of knowledge and experience from across the world. The faculty has been involved in National and International Academic Research and strives to build a quality learning environment, which inspires students to live a tolerant, peaceful and progressive life, through interaction and competition in sports. It is vital that students inculcate values of sportsmanship and camaraderie, and blossom as worthy citizens in a democratic and fiercely competitive world. Success can only be achieved through discipline, open – mindedness, and a firm belief in hard work.
The Department offers students a myriad of academic subjects under General Electives and Skill Enhancement Courses like Sports Management and Marketing, Sports Journalism, Sustainable Ecotourism and Entrepreneurship, apart from Yoga and Stress Management, Gym Operations to name a few.
These courses open a wider horizon for our students for graduate studies in Sports Management, Entrepreneurship in Sports, Sports Law, Sports Journalism, Crime and Criminology, Sports Policy and Sports Diplomacy and International Relations in Universities across the globe.
The illustrious sports alumni of the college hold key positions in sports federations at national and international levels like the International Olympic Council, World Tennis Association etc.
The Department offers 18 Varsity sports, 8 for women and 10 for men. These Varsity sports run along multiple intramural sports for students in College. The St Stephen’s Teams compete in the Inter-Collegiate of the University of Delhi and AIU tournaments all year long.
Annual Sporting Events hosted by the Department:
- St Stephen’s College Invitational Basketball Tournament
- St Stephen’s College Invitational Football Tournament
- Stephen’s College’s K.M Mathew Memorial Annual Sports Debate
- Stephen’s College’s Annual Sports Quiz
- Stephen’s College Annual Sports Carnival – Sports Bash
Sports and education inspire students to constantly evolve and improve. St Stephen’s College has an unmatched sporting legacy and is recognized for as a champion across the globe. While Squash Racquets, Rifle Shooting, Pistol Shooting, Swimming, Basketball, Cricket, Lawn Tennis and Table Tennis have been a traditional bastion of excellence, in the recent past, our students have also excelled in Para-Sport, Trap Shooting, Football and Soft Tennis.
A testimony to the sporting tradition of the colleges lies in the innumerable accolades won by our Sports Alumni over the last century. Prestigious National Awards such as the Padmashree, Khel Ratna’s Arjuna Awards have been the pride of the College while participating in the Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth games apart from World Championships have been a regular feature in our annual reports. Our sporting excellence has not been limited to our regular sports persons; other students have dazzled at the highest sporting stage too.