Guwahati to get high-performance sports centre

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.