High altitude training centre to come up At SAI Shillong
New Delhi, June 5 -- Sports Authority of India's (SAI) existing Sports Training Centre in Shillong is set to be upgraded to a High Altitude Training Centre (HATC), sports ministry sources said on Thursday. Although the timeline of the project hasn't been set yet, the exercise will be undertaken at the cost of Rs.150 crore, to be funded by National Stock Exchange (NSE) through their CSR programme.
Once completed, the HATC will be the third such facility in India. As of now, SAI campuses in Shilaroo, Himachal Pradesh and Ooty in Tamil Nadu serve as the only HATCs. While Shilaroo centre is 2,450m above sea level, the Ooty facility sits at 2,240m. The Shillong HATC will be at an elevation of 1,496m and will cater to over 450 athletes. High alti...
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