One of the 5 multidisciplinary indoor sports stadia at Sovima, Chümoukedima, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on November 13, 2023.
Our Correspondent
Kohima | February 26
Nagaland Governor La Ganesan today said that the government is building and improving the sports infrastructure across the state.
The Department of Youth Resources and Sports commissioned five pre-fabricated multi discipline sports stadiums last year, and construction of another 11 projects across the state are underway, he told the fourth session of 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly in Kohima.
He said that there are several other major projects for stadium and grounds which have been completed and being taken up throughout the state, notable among them the development of a FIFA standard football stadium with synthetic turf and floodlights at NAPTC Chümoukedima, all of which will go a long way in providing the requisite infrastructure to budding sports persons while also enabling the state to host big sporting events and competitions in the state.
He said that Nagaland co-host the just recently held the Khelo India University Games (Asthalaxmi), 2023 for wrestling, and another major sporting event, the North East Olympic Games, we are going to host next month.
Later in the year, we also plan to host the Asian Belt & Traditional Wrestling Championships which will become the biggest sports event to be held in Nagaland so far, he said.
“My Government is proud of the immense talent and achievements of our youth in the sporting arena. In every sporting event that we have participated in recent years, both at the national and international levels, our boys and girls have shown their mettle by regularly winning medals,” he said.
The most notable recent achievements are winning 8 medals in the last National Games at Goa, and 80 medals in the 2nd North East Olympics held at Shillong.
“My Government with an aim to further foster sporting culture among the people and make the State a leading sporting power in the country has been making several critical interventions in this field, Ganesan said.
