Conference on exercise, sports sciences inaugurated

As many as 900 delegates from 41 countries are participating in a conference to debate on a slew of issues, including promotion of research in the sphere of exercise and sports in the ongoing three-day international conference on Sports Science here.
While inaugurating the conference, Chief Guest K P Singh Deo, president of Rowing Federation Of India said: "Conferences of this type will be an inspiration to not only sports people, but also to policy makers. These will be the stepping stone for India in achieving further excellence."
Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad and Asian Council of Exercise and Sports Science (ACESS) are together holding the 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Exercise and Sports Science 2015 (APCESS 2015) for these three days.

The conference is being supported by the Sports Authority of India. Being organised for the first time in India, the conference's theme is 'Inter-disciplinary Applied Approach to Health and Performance Enhancement through Sports Science'.
The conference kick started at the weightlifting auditorium of Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium and will continue at the Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad.
Research scholars from countries such as China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Malaysia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and Zimbabwe graced the occasion with their presence for APCESS 2015.