IIT Delhi inaugurates world-class indoor sports complex built with alumnus’ support

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Friday inaugurated a world-class indoor sports complex spread over 2,000 square meters. The indoor sports facility named ‘Mittal Sports Complex’ has been built with the support of 1995 batch Institute alumnus Saurabh Mittal, who studied BTech in Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi.

The indoor sports complex, which has a number of sports facilities like badminton, squash courts and table tennis halls, was inaugurated by Saurabh Mittal and his parents Dr S K Mittal and Kusum Mittal in the presence of senior functionaries and students of IIT Delhi.

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The three-storey fully air-conditioned state-of-the-art indoor sports complex built for the IIT Delhi students and employees houses four badminton courts, two squash courts, two table tennis halls, an Open Air Theatre, office space, a conference room and terrace garden.

“The sports amenities at the Mittal Sports Complex will add to the existing sports infrastructure on the campus and will play a key role in the successful hosting of various sporting events like Inter-IIT Sports Meet and Institute level championships,” IIT Delhi said.

Saurabh Mittal, who had contributed Rs 10 crore for the indoor sports complex, is presently the chairman of Singapore headquarterd Mission Holdings, his private global investment holding company.

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After completing his Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1999, he had partnered with two of his IIT Delhi classmates and cofounded Indiabulls Group.

Speaking on the occasion of the inauguration, Saurabh Mittal said, “The IITian is forged equally inside the lecture theatre as in the student facilities like sports, and creative activities. Long-term leaders get honed in a diverse atmosphere of excellence across various activities. I am delighted to help build a community place that will further the development of students and contribute to the leaders of tomorrow”.

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IIT Delhi director Rangan Banerjee said, “We are delighted that our alumnus has supported the creation of this state-of-the-art sports complex. This will enable the all-round development of our students.” Saurabh Mittal had received the best graduate and Alok Saxena Memorial Award at IIT Delhi in 1995. In 2017, he was conferred the Distinguished Alumni Award by IIT Delhi in recognition of his contributions to Corporate Business Development and Entrepreneurship.”