BHUBANESWAR 15-May-2017
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the SAI-Odisha Regional Badminton Academy, in the presence of National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand here at Saheed Nagar Indoor Complex today. He also laid the foundation stone of a badminton hostel and gymnasium at the indoor complex.
A joint-venture project of Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Odisha State Sports & Youth Services Department, the regional academy aims to groom badminton talents from Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand and all other North-Eastern states as well as Andaman and Nicobbar Islands as future national and international shuttlers.
