Assam’s Directorate of Sports & Youth Welfare, in partnership with the Inspire Institute of Sport, will set up a High-Performance Satellite Sports Centre in Guwahati to strengthen elite sports development in the state and the Northeast.
The centre will anchor high-performance initiatives across seven priority sports — athletics, archery, taekwondo, table tennis, lawn tennis, chess and swimming, with focused emphasis on athlete identification, coaching development and long-term performance pathways aligned with India’s Olympic ambitions.
Key points:
- A High-Performance Satellite Sports Centre will be established in Guwahati, Assam.
- The centre aims to develop and train athletes from the Northeast region with advanced sports facilities.
- It will function as a satellite centre linked with national high-performance sports programmes.
- The facility will provide modern training infrastructure, sports science support, and coaching.
- The initiative is intended to identify and nurture talented athletes at the grassroots level.
