Assam's third ‘high-performance sports training & rehabilitation centre' opens in Kokrajhar
The project is a joint initiative of the Department of Sports and Youth Welfare, Abhinav Futuristic Private Ltd, Oil India Ltd and Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.
Kokrajhar (Assam), Jul 15 (PTI) A 'high-performance sports training and rehabilitation centre', the third of its kind in Assam in collaboration with Olympian Abhinav Bindra and others, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Kokrajhar on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion, Sarma said the centre has been designed to prove itself to be a boon for the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), which has many sporting talents.
Assam has now become the first state to have three high-performance sports training and rehabilitation centres, with the other two in Guwahati and Jorhat, the release stated.
Emphasising that there is no dearth of sporting talents in the state, Sarma said around 73 lakh sportspersons participated in various disciplines in 'Khel Maharan' competitions.
Due to lack of proper exposure, some of the players do not get the opportunity to showcase their skills at the national and global level. These centres will together give a much-needed fillip to the sports talents to raise their performance level, the chief minister said.
Sarma said his government is working to create sports infrastructure across the state along with hostel facilities in the training centres for the players.
Sarma also said a Rs 125-crore football stadium will come up at Kokrajhar.
He said the Assam government is considering opening rehabilitation centres in medical college and hospitals, too, in the next two to three years. PTI SSG RBT
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