HAL-SAI high performance centre to open in B'luru

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru

Hindustan Aer onautics Li mited (HAL) has signed a Memor andum of Understanding with National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) and Sports Authority of India (SAI) to establish a state-of-the-art 'HAL-SAI High Performance Centre' in Bengaluru. This collaborative effort is taken up under HAL's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiative.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the HAL said, it has been supporting Sports in partnership with The Sports Authority of India to provide world-class facilities and build a platform to support the talented sports persons of India. "Under its CSR initiative HAL has now committed to establish a 'HAL-SAI High Performance Centre' at SAI, Nethaji Subhas Southern Centre, Bengaluru.

This centre will leverage science and technology to enhance the performance of athletes," it said. According to HAL, the centre will have facilities in the areas of anthropometry, biomechanics, exercise biochemistry, nutrition, sports and exercise, physiology, psychology, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, physiotherapy, etc.