Railways Sports Promotion Board

Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
SportMulti-sport
JurisdictionIndian Railways
MembershipUSIC
AbbreviationRSPB
Founded1928 (1928)
Affiliation
Regional affiliationIndia
Headquarters457, Floor IV Rail Bhavan, Ministry of Railways
LocationNew Delhi, India
PresidentD. K. Gayen
Official website
www.indianrailways.gov.in

Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) (originally known as Railways Sports Control Board)[1] is a sports board run by the Indian Railways. It was formed as the Indian Railways Athletic Association in 1928. It promotes 30 sporting disciplines[2] and owns the Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.[3] The board is represented as Railways in the National Games of India.

  1. ^ "RSCB to become RSPB now". The Indian Express. 26 February 1999. Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Ex-kabaddi player was in-charge of Karnail Singh Stadium!". The Times of India. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Railways plans ambitious cricket stadium in Delhi". Daily News and Analysis. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2012.