Shri neiphiu rio

Shri Neiphiu Rio: To tap grassroots talent, groom them in a controlled environment and provide a perennial stream of sportspersons to national federations, a historic Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the government of Nagaland and the Sports Authority of India at the offices of the state Chief Minister, Shri Neiphiu Rio, on Friday.

The objectives behind the MoU are twofold. First, it will provide proper infrastructure to the 62 residential athletes in boxing, football and sepaktakraw currently at the SAI Training Centre (STC). Second, there are provisions to establish a National Centre of Excellence in a region pregnant with possibilities.

With the help of the Nagaland government, the athletes at the STC, presently at Half Nagarjan, a prominent neighbourhood located in Dimapur, will move to the refurbished Multi-Disciplinary Sports Complex (MDSC).