Striving hard to improve the sports facilities in order to provide better opportunities to sports enthusiasts, the Uttar Pradesh government has laid a network of rural stadiums with special focus on the rural pockets of the state.
Committed to equipping the state with all required resources and to foster sports culture, the state government has so far established around 81 rural stadiums while 20 stadiums are under construction.
“Along with provision of complete training and coaching for athletes to polish their skills, the stadiums are also equipped with facilities to encourage fitness among the youth,” a government spokesman said.
He said under the Khelo India programme, introduced to revive the sports culture at the grassroots level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country, construction of rural stadiums was going on at a rapid pace.
“All other sports facilities have been provided and well-trained coaches have been appointed for sportspersons to shine in competitions and events nationally and internationally,” he said.
The spokesman said that as a result of the sustained efforts of the UP government, the talented players of the state were not only being provided opportunities in their respective areas of residence but also were becoming successful in leaving their mark nationally and internationally.
To encourage rural sports in the state, the government has also started conducting competitions in five sports disciplines. Under this, competitions of athletics, volleyball, kabaddi, weightlifting and wrestling are organised at the block and district levels. Not only this, the players have got more opportunities to play than before by organising divisional, zone and state-level sports competitions.