Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar launched as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence 39
New Delhi: Union Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju virtually inaugurated 8 Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCEs) across India in the presence of distinguished State Ministers on Tuesday. The 8 States include: Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Kerala, Telangana, Nagaland, Karnataka and Odisha.
Shri Rijiju and Sh. Tusharkanti Behera, Hon’ble Minister, Sports & Youth Services, jointly unveiled the virtual foundation stone at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar. The KISCE has total area of 66 acres and the KISCE will focus on three disciplines: Hockey, Weightlifting and Athletics. Sh. Vishal Kumar Dev, IAS, Commissioner cum Secretary and Sh. R. Vineel Krishna, IAS, Director, Sports & Additional Secretary to Government were also present from Odisha during the event along with Purnima Hembrum (Athletics – International Player).