LG Thanks PM, Union Sports Minister for J&K’s First National Centre of Excellence in Awantipora

Srinagar :Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya for approving Jammu and Kashmir’s first National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) at Awantipora in Pulwama district.
The Lieutenant Governor said the National Centre of Excellence will emerge as a premier hub for high-altitude sports and various athletic disciplines, while also creating opportunities for skill development among thousands of youth in the Union Territory.
He said the state-of-the-art facility will feature athletics tracks, indoor courts, football turf, hockey turfs, kabaddi and kho-kho courts, a shooting range, swimming pool, taekwondo hall, integrated strength and conditioning and rehabilitation complex, hostels, a sports science centre, and a sports medicine centre.
“This world-class Centre will bring elite infrastructure and high-quality coaching to our Union Territory, helping nurture the next generation of Olympic and international champions,” the Lieutenant Governor said.