Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Inaugurates India’s First Indoor Athletics and Aquatic Centres

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated India’s first indoor athletics stadium and indoor aquatic centre on the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneshwar. The Chief Minister additionally laid the inspiration stone for a brand new indoor diving centre within the stadium complicated.

In accordance with Patnaik, the brand new indoor services will assist athletes prepare all year long with out concern of weather-related disturbances.

India’s First Indoor Athletics Stadium

• The newly developed indoor athletics stadium is the first of its type in India.
• It has services to host nationwide and worldwide athletic occasions.
• The stadium, constructed at an estimated price of Rs 120 crore, can accommodate 120 athletes for full-time teaching.
• It additionally has a classroom for research, medical services, and a devoted pantry for athletes.
• Italian firm Mondo SpA has arrange a 10,000 sq. meter observe within the stadium.
• The stadium has services for lengthy bounce, triple bounce, 100m and 200m race tracks, pole vault, and shot put occasions.
• It will likely be a coaching floor for the Odisha Reliance Basis Athletics Excessive-Efficiency Centre.

Indoor Aquatic Centre

• The indoor aquatic centre has a 50-meter Olympic-size pool and a 25-meter warm-up pool with temperature management.
• It has a seating capability of 1000 and may maintain nationwide and worldwide occasions.
• The Odisha Encourage Institute of Sport Excessive-Efficiency Middle will function from this aquatic centre.
• The Encourage Institute of Sport in Odisha is a sports activities teaching centre that trains athletes for the Olympics, Commonwealth Video games, and different boxing, wrestling, judo, and athletics occasions.

Indoor Diving Centre

• The Chief Minister additionally laid the inspiration stone for an Indoor Diving Centre to be constructed on the Kalinga Stadium complicated.
• The diving centre may have a diving pool of 25 meters with an extra 5-meter pool for synchronized swimming.
• The diving pool might be temperature-controlled.

The inauguration of those world-class indoor services on the Kalinga Stadium complicated in Bhubaneshwar is a big step in the direction of selling sports activities and offering state-of-the-art coaching infrastructure for athletes in India.