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Time of India
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Mysuru to get multidisciplinary sports complex with velodrome and academies
Mysuru: In a major boost to the city's sporting infrastructure, the department of youth empowerment and sports (DYES) submitted a formal proposal to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda) for the development of a world-class, multi-disciplinary sports complex at over 25.2 acres of Muda-owned land, the complex is designed to accommodate a range of sporting disciplines, including athletics, cycling, Kho Kho, volleyball, wrestling, and basketball. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Key features of the proposed facility include a synthetic athletic track, an international-standard velodrome, dedicated basketball courts, and specialised academies for Kho-Kho, volleyball, and wrestling. This initiative, announced by chief minister Siddaramaiah in the recent state budget, aims to elevate Mysuru's status in the national sports arena and inspire more local youth to consider sports as a viable original plan for an international cricket stadium on the site was cancelled due to the presence of a 2.28-acre waterbody. Instead of abandoning the project, DYES reimagined the space and chose to integrate the waterbody into the new plan. The rejuvenated waterbody will not only enhance the aesthetics of the complex but will also serve practical functions, including supporting ground maintenance and ecological located adjacent to the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Regional Centre and along the Outer Ring Road, the new sports complex will also include sports hostel accommodation and practice grounds, making it a comprehensive training and competition long-pending velodrome, originally announced in the 2023–24 state budget but delayed due to land constraints, is a key highlight of the project. With 10 to 15 acres earmarked for the velodrome, the facility will also include pump tracks and dirt tracks to support various cycling disciplines, boosting Mysuru's prominence in competitive to TOI, Bhaskar Nayak, assistant director at DYES, confirmed that the proposal was formally submitted to Muda. "The engineering team is currently conducting a land survey and valuation. Once completed, the land will be transferred to DYES for the preparation of a detailed project report (DPR), which will include cost estimations. The project is in line with the , which has earmarked Rs 2 crore each for establishing wrestling, volleyball, and Kho-Kho academies in Mysuru," he stated."The new complex is expected to ease the load on existing infrastructure such as Chamundi Vihar Stadium, enabling upgrades and facilitating Mysuru's emergence as a key regional centre for sports training and events," he the development of this state-of-the-art facility, Mysuru is poised to become a major hub for national and international sports, providing enhanced opportunities for aspiring athletes and supporting the overall growth of the sporting ecosystem in Karnataka, officials said.
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Khelo India Youth Games Day 6: Odisha Kho-Kho girls steal spotlight; Aditi Hegde completes seven-medal haul
Odisha's well-planned and well-executed victory over fancied Maharashtra in the Kho-Kho girls final at the BIPARD Sports Complex in Gaya was the talking point of the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar's sixth day on Friday. With its boys team winning silver, Odisha made its appearance on the medal table. The Nashik-based swimmer Aditi Satish Hegde, a Khelo India Athlete, enhanced her collection of medals from five last time to seven now to steal everyone else's thunder. She has raised the bar high with her show in the BIPAR Swimming Pool in Gaya and could well end up being the most successful athlete in the Games. Aditi won a bronze in the 1500m Freestyle on Friday despite not being at her best to add to the five gold, including two in relays and a bronze won over the past few weeks. She had won five medals the Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai last year and came to Gaya with a resolve to showcase improvement. ALSO READ | Khelo India Youth Games Day 5: Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir clinch their first gold medals of edition If it was the Jammu and Kashmir boys volleyball team that took the breath away of the sports fans in the Patliputra Sports Complex late on Thursday, it was the turn of the Odisha girls Kho-Kho team to train the spotlight on itself by making light of a deficit at the break to secure a memorable victory. The 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team combine of Rudra Pratap and Divya Shree ensured host Bihar's medal tally increased to 14. The duo showed poise and calm under pressure to beat an Uttar Pradesh pair for a bronze at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges in New Delhi. The KIYG 2025 host had a heartbreak on Friday when Bihar girls lost the sepaktakraw Regu final to Manipur. Bihar now has a gold, five silver and eight bronze medals. With a couple of rugby finals left to be contested on Friday, Bihar can expect to make further progress on the medal tally. Despite that Kho-Kho reverse in the morning, Maharashtra continued its relentless quest to stay on top of the medal table. With a title win for the Kho-Kho boys team and the air rifle shooting mixed team and three athletes on the final day of swimming competition at the BIPARD Complex, its haul rose to 23 gold. The twin gold medals won by Rujula S (50m Freestyle) and the boys 4x100m Freestyle Relay quartet enabled Karnataka to edge ahead of Rajasthan on the charts with 12 gold, 20 silver and six bronze medals at the time of writing. Madhya Pradesh and Haryana complete the top five on the table of honours. On the last day of the swimming competitions which ended in a blaze of glory for Karnataka, Haryana's Arjun Singh not only emerged the fastest swimmer of the meet with a victory in 23.91 seconds but also claimed his second sprint gold. He had won the 50m Backstroke gold earlier in the week. Related Topics Khelo India Youth Games
