J&K to get first National Centre of Excellence at Awantipora: LG Sinha
Thanks PM Modi, Mandaviya for approving first National Centre
Srinagar: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will get its first National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) at Awantipora in Pulwama district, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha announced on Thursday.
LG Sinha in a post on X expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for clearing the project, which he said would serve as a premier national facility for High Altitude Sports and various athletic competitions.
The centre will also focus on skilling thousands of youths across multiple sports disciplines, he added.
LG Sinha termed the approval a significant milestone for strengthening the sports ecosystem in the region.
According to officials, the facility will include athletics tracks, indoor courts, football and hockey turfs, kabaddi and kho-kho courts, a shooting range, a swimming pool, a taekwondo hall, an integrated strength and conditioning complex, a rehabilitation centre, hostels, and sports science and sports medicine centres.
Sinha also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for approving the first National Centre for Excellence in the Union Territory.
“I am grateful to Hon’ble PM Shri @Narendramodi Ji & Hon’ble Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, GoI Dr. @mansukhmandviya Ji for approval of J&K’s first National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) at Awantipora, Pulwama, which will serve as a premier national centre for High Altitude Sports and various athletic competitions besides Skilling thousands of youths in various sports,” Sinha said in a post on X.
The LG said the facilities at NCOE campus will include athletics tracks, indoor courts, football turf, hockey turfs, kabaddi and kho-kho courts, shooting range, swimming pool, taekwondo hall, integrated strength and conditioning and rehab complex, hostels, sports science centre, and sports medicine centre.
Sinha said this state-of-the-art Centre will bring world-class infrastructure and elite coaching right to the Union Territory, training the next generation of Olympic and international champions.
