Shimla to get India’s first National Centre for Mountain Terrain Biking

Tags: Sports

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with the Youth Services and Sports department of the Government of Himachal Pradesh is set to build India’s first-ever Sports Authority of India (SAI) National Centre of Excellence(NCOE) to train athletes in Mountain Terrain Biking and Bicycle Motocross in Shimla.

• There are 18 Olympic Medals for Mountain Terrain Biking and Bicycle Motocross.

• The NCOE, which will have the capacity to train around 200 cyclists for Olympic-level preparations.

 Important Notes for Exam-

• Anurag Thakur is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports 

About Himachal Pradesh-

• Governor - Rajendra Arlekar

• Chief Minister - Jai Ram Thakur

• Capital    -

• Shimla (Summer)

• Dharamshala (Winter

List of all SAI-NCOE disciplines-

• Focused sports discipline : Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Fencing, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Swimming, Shooting, Table Tennis, Wrestling, and Weightlifting

• Other Disciplines : Football, Gymnastics, Basketball, Handball, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Kayaking & Canoeing, Para Sports, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Wushu