At the Sports Authority of India’s Sonepat centre, dust and toxic air have left her players coughing and allergic. * Decathlete Tejaswin Shankar said winter training in Delhi is no longer about grit, but pollution. There is NIS in Patiala, the apex sports education and training centre. The vision also includes a Rs 1,500-Rs 2,000 crore makeover of the NIS and establishing an Olympic Training Centre for each sport. From June to August, temperatures ranged between 46 degrees Celsius and 50 degrees Celsius, far exceeding the 32 degrees Celsius heat-stress threshold defined for sports such as football and tennis.

Source: Indian Express January 23, 2026 12:04 UTC