Sports Minister Vijay Goel today laid the foundation stone of the Center of Excellence for Para Sports here, which will be the first ever training facility in the country dedicated to para athletes. It will have world class facilities where para athletes can train for various international competitions including Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games. Earlier in the day, Goel inaugurated the SAI Training Center (Para) at SAI NSWC Gandhinagar. The STC Para Training Center will provide facilities for training in the age group of 14-20 years in athletics (boys & girls). All the selected para athletes will be accommodated in the Elite Hostel.

Source: dna February 05, 2017 14:26 UTC