Vijay Goel lays foundation stone of centre of excellence for differently abled sportsmen

The Union Minister for Sports Vijay Goel laid the foundation stone of the country's first centre of excellence for differently abled sportsmen at Gandhinagar yesterday.

The centre is proposed with an estimate of 50 crores rupees and will provide World class facilities such as indoor halls, dedicated tracks and 100 bedded hostel where para athletes will be trained for various international competitions including Paralympics.The Minister also inaugurated a sports training centre at Sports Authority of India campus in Gandhinagar. Around 50 differently abled sportspersons between age group 8-12 will be imparted



training in Athletics, Swimming and power lifting at the training centre.

Addressing the media on the occasion, the Minister said his government is committed to encourage sports culture in the country and will soon launch the sports talent hunt portal through which talented amateur sportsmen from all parts of the country will be selected and provided with training as well as scholarships. 

The minister also informed the media that as per the vision of PM Narendra modi, the sports Ministry has established task forces to select and train sportspersons for the coming Olympics in 2020.