- National Institute of Sports
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Founded in 1961, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports or NIS, is Asia's largest Sports Institute located in princely city of Patiala. The Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in January 1973.
NIS is housed in the Old Moti Bagh palace of earstwhile royal family of Patiala, which was purchased by Government of India after Indian Independence.
Today, several sport memoribilia, like a hass (doughnut shaped exercise disc), weighing 95 kg, used by The Great Gama, for squats, and Major Dhyan Chand`s gold medal, from 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, and PT Usha 1986 Seoul Asiad shoes, are housed at the National Institute of Sports Museum [1].
Contents
Departments
- Department of Sports Medicine
- Department of Exercise Physiology
- Department of Sports Biochemistry
- Department of Sports Anthropometry
- Department of Sports Psychology
- Department of Sports Nutrition
- Department of General Theory & Methods of Training
- Department of Biomechanics
Sports Facilities
- Gymnasium and swimming pool complex
- Three Indoor Halls for wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, basketball, badminton, table tennis
- Volleyball, handball & judo
- Two Squash courts
- Cycling velodrome
- Hockey field astroturf and 3 Grass Fields
- Athletic track - synthetic (8 Lanes), grass (4 Lanes) and cinder (8 Lanes)
- Area for Throws
- Two Basketball cement courts
- Two Football Grounds
- Two Handball Grounds
- Tennis (4 hard & 1 grass court)
- Four Volleyball courts
- Turf Wicket Cricket Ground & 6 Cricket Nets
- Archery Ground
- Nine-Hole golf course
- Five-Lane jogging /cross country track
References
- ^ A rare museum The Tribune, November 24, 2001.
External links
Categories:- Universities and colleges in Punjab (India)
- Patiala
- Sports governing bodies in India
- Sport schools in India
- 1961 establishments
- Sport in Punjab (India)
- Visitor attractions in Patiala
- Museums in Punjab (India)
- Sports museums
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