GUWAHATI: Sarusajai Sports Complex, Guwahati is among six sports centers that have been approved by the Ministry of Sports to be upgraded into Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE).
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A consolidated budget of Rs. 67.32 has been approved for the financial year 2020-21 and four subsequent years. Out of these, Rs 7.96 crores has been approved for Sarusajai.
This is the second leg of such up-gradation and six states have been selected for the same. The government of India aims to identify and groom talents to participate in the future Olympics.
Announcing the news, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju wrote on his official Twitter handle, "6 more centers approved and amount sanctioned to be developed as Khelo India Center of Excellence.
1. Assam: States Sports Academy, Sarusajai - Rs 7.96 crore
2. Meghalaya: J N S Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya - Rs 8.39 crore
3. Daman & Diu: New Sports Complex Silvassa - Rs 8.05 crore
4. Madhya Pradesh: MP State Academy- Rs 19 crore
5. Maharashtra: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune- Rs 16 crore
6. Sikkim: Paljor Stadium, Gangtok - Rs 7.91 crore"
"Creating centers of sporting excellence across the country is a step towards our vision of making India one of the top 10 countries in Olympics 2028. Unless we can provide world-class specialized training, we cannot expect athletes to excel at the Olympics," Rijiju said in an official statement.
He further added that "Each of these centers will provide world-class training in a specific sporting discipline and will become the main facility in the country where elite athletes of that sport will train. I am happy that each state has supported this initiative of the center with great positivity and enthusiasm."
