The Indian Olympic Association has urged the government to treat sports excellence at par with academic excellence. It has also asked the government to formulate a uniform policy in this regard. While welcoming Delhi University's decision to allowUnder-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand to continue his course at the college affiliated to it, IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra today said if there had been a proper policy in place this sort of situation would not have arisen.