Sports Facilities to be Expanded at SAI’s National Centre of Excellence: Anurag Thakur

Hamirpur has huge potential in sports activities and extra amenities will be added at SAI’s National Centre Excellence on this Himachal Pradesh district, mentioned Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Friday.

Thakur, who hails from Hamirpur, inaugurated the badminton court docket, mats corridor, judo corridor and boxing corridor at the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) NCOE at Anu.

Thakur mentioned that with the supply of trendy amenities at the centre of Excellence, higher coaching will be imparted to aspiring athletes.

He mentioned that the NCOE will be expanded and, if land is accessible, worldwide stage amenities will be offered right here for at least 20 main sports activities, in addition to hostel amenities.

He mentioned that about Rs 3200 crore will be spent on sports activities amenities within the subsequent 5 years in India underneath the Khelo India initiative.

Referring to the artificial monitor and different sports activities amenities in Anu, Thakur mentioned that native entrepreneurs, volunteers, sports activities lovers and distinguished folks of the society should come ahead to encourage sportspersons.

All these folks collectively can conduct sports activities actions higher by a company and assist the gamers in a method or different to develop sports activities tradition within the district, he mentioned.

Advising the younger gamers to work arduous, Thakur mentioned that they need to put together as per the worldwide requirements. Earlier, the minister paid tributes to the architect of the Indian structure, Dr. BR Ambedkar, and recalled his contribution to the nation.

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