HAL to back High-Performance Centre in Bengaluru for athletes

Bengaluru will get a high performance centre soon with robust infrastructure to support athletes’ training. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Saturday announced a Memorandum of Understanding with National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) and Sports Authority of India (SAI) to establish'HAL-SAI High Performance Centre' in the city.

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, and more.

In a statement the public sector company added “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.”


So far HAL under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative has already setup HAL-SAI Sports Training Centre at Koraput, Odisha for training tribal youth in archery, football and athletics. It also set up a football academy in Bengaluru with FIFA standard football grounds to spot, identify and train young talent in the sport.

The new centre will be established at SAI, Nethaji Subhas Southern Centre in the city. “This centre will leverage science and technology to enhance the performance of athletes," HAL said in a statement.