APSPF State-Level Sports Meet From Oct.19

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Special Protection Force (APSPF) will organise its state-level sports meet at Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur from October 19 to October 23 to mark its 35th Raising Day.

APSPF Vijayawada commandant Muddada Sankara Rao said personnel serving in various units across the state would participate in the five-day APSPF Sports Meet – 2026 in games including cricket, volleyball, badminton, 100-metre and 400-metre races, a 5-km run, high jump, long jump, and shot put.

The opening and closing ceremonies will be attended by state home minister Vangalapudi Anitha, Director-General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta, senior police officials, and other prominent personalities.

Explaining the role of the Special Protection Force, Sankara Rao said it functions in the state on the lines of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). It provides protection and security to key government establishments, religious institutions, financial facilities, and industrial units across Andhra Pradesh.

Its responsibilities include securing the state Secretariat, Legislative Assembly, High Court and airports, besides major religious institutions, such as the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, and Simhachalam, Annavaram, and Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy temples.

The APSPF provides security to bank currency chests, ONGC facilities in Kakinada and Rajahmundry, APGENCO power stations, Reliance Industries, and several other public and private sector establishments and industries.

The five-day sports meet intends to bring together APSPF personnel from different units and provide them an opportunity to demonstrate their sporting abilities.