The Bihar Sports University in Rajgir has appointed Shishir Sinha, a retired IAS officer and former chairman of the Bihar Public Service Commission, as its first vice-chancellor. This appointment, made by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, marks a significant step towards establishing Bihar as a sporting powerhouse. The university, inaugurated on Sports Day, is housed in a sprawling campus with state-of-the-art facilities and aims to provide a conducive environment for training and development of athletes. The university will be the sixth in India and will affiliate all sports-related institutes and colleges in Bihar, ensuring better infrastructure and training for aspiring athletes. With a 33% reservation for women, the university aims to encourage greater female participation in sports.