New Delhi, July 9 -- Sachin K, Deputy Director at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and currently serving as Incharge of the National Boxing Academy in Rohtak, has been awarded the prestigious MEXT Scholarship (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) by the Government of Japan.

Under the University Recommendation category, Sachin will pursue a two-year Master's Program in Sport and Olympic Studies at the globally acclaimed University of Tsukuba, beginning in September 2025.

A native of Shivamogga district in Karnataka, Sachin joins an elite group of Indian sports administrators who have previously received this honour, including Manikant, Regional Centre Director, SAI Gandhinagar, and Dhandapani, Director, SAI ...