National Center of Excellence to be set up in Shimla to promote sports

National Center of Excellence to be set up in Shimla to promote sports

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Category : Sports Published on: March 28 2022

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The Sports Ministry in partnership with the State Government of Himachal Pradesh has announced the creation of India's first SAI National Center of Excellence for Mountain Terrain Biking and Cycle Motocross in Shimla.
The centre to be built in collaboration with the Youth Services and Sports department of Himachal Pradesh is being set up to provide world-class training facilities to Indian cyclists so that they can compete for 18 Olympic medals on offer in the disciplines of MTB and BMX.
The NCOE, which will have the capacity to train around 200 cyclists for Olympic-level preparations, will be equipped with 1 XCO Olympic level track, 1 training track with specialized features, 1 BMX track, 1 state-of-the-art indoor gymnasium, an indoor setup with virtual trainers, hostel facilities for 100 athletes, coaches and support staff.

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