The Tennis Complex at Kalinga Stadium with eight synthetics is now able to internet hosting matches underneath the aegis of the International Tennis Federation and Asian Tennis Federation.
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Built at a price of Rs 25 crore, the Tennis Centre options one artificial centre court docket with a gallery seating for 1400, a gymnasium, a altering room, an auditorium, rooms for dignitaries, media, broadcast and administrative functions
With just some days to go for the ITF Asia U14 and Under Development Championship 2023 in Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated the Tennis Centre on the Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex.
The Odisha CM additionally launched the brand and jersey for the upcoming worldwide tennis event.
Built at a price of Rs 25 crore, the Tennis Centre is licensed by International Tennis Federation. It options one artificial centre court docket with a gallery seating for 1400, a gymnasium, a altering room, an auditorium, and rooms for dignitaries, media, broadcast and administrative functions.
The Tennis Complex at Kalinga Stadium with eight synthetics is now able to internet hosting matches underneath the aegis of the International Tennis Federation and Asian Tennis Federation.
Congratulating the Odisha Tennis Association and Sports Department for working carefully for tennis in the state, Patnaik stated, “Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex has been admired as a hub of sports and a premier training ground that is nurturing champions of the future. The addition of the Tennis Centre strengthens our ecosystem further which will help our Tennis players to compete and excel at national international events. It will also help unearth hidden talents and nurture potential medallists.”
Noteworthy to say that Odisha Tennis gamers, Kabir Hans, Debasis Sahoo, Sohini Sanjay Mohanty and Aradhya Verma have been making their mark in the tennis circuit. The Sports Department is now focussing on making a highway map for sustainable excessive efficiency by youth tennis gamers of the state.
On this event, Chief Minister Patnaik additionally felicitated sportspersons Archana Majhi (Kho kho), Swadhin Majhi (Athletics), Debasis Sahoo (Tennis) and Jayanti Behera (Para-athletics), for his or her achievements at numerous worldwide occasions. Furthermore, previous to the inauguration, Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera felicitated 45 athletes with money awards for his or her achievements at numerous nationwide occasions.
Dignitaries current at this inauguration embody Chief Secretary PK Jena, Development Commissioner Anu Garg, Secretary to CM (5T) V Ok Pandian, Sports and youth providers Secretary Vineel Krishna, President OTA, Asit Tripathy, Secretary Satyajit Mohanty and different officers of OTA and Sports Department.
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