The Sports Ministry is set to establish the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE) in six more States, under the Khelo India scheme. In the second leg, Assam, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim have been identified as the next excellence centres. Return medals won during Khelo India Games: WFI to dope-tainted wrestlersEarlier this year, the Ministry had identified eight centres including Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala, Telengana and the northeast states of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland in the first leg. The existing centres will be upgraded into Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE). These centres have been shortlisted based on the training facilities available in priority sports, infrastructure facilities and champions produced by the centre.

Source: The Hindu September 15, 2020 12:58 UTC