In a bid to boost India’s chances to host Olympic 2036; the Sports Ministry is planning to build 10 training centres.
India has already sent a letter of intent to host the 2036 Olympic Games. The Sports Ministry is planning to boost India’s medal tally if the country gets the nod to host the Summer Games.
As per an ANI source, the ministry is going to open 10 centres for different disciplines in the country. The plan is to use various National Centre of Excellence (NCOEs) that are stretched all over the country, as per the report.
Initially, the plan is to select 350 young athletes, under the age of 14, through various district competitions. These athletes will train at the NCOEs.
Only the top 150 will be moved to the Olympic Training Centres for advanced coaching.
“We would first make the repository through the local competitions. Those selected would be sent to NCOEs and the top 150 would then be sent to the Olympic Training Centres,” the source said.
“Every athletes’ progression would be monitored and if found slacking on results, he or she would be dropped and a new prospect would be selected to take that place,” he added.
Furthermore, a full plan for the centres will be unveiled by the sports ministry in the coming months.
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