LG inaugurates Delhi’s first centre of excellence in taekwondo, weight lifting

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena inaugurated Delhi's first sports centre of excellence in Dwarka, featuring diverse facilities for boxing, wrestling, and more.

Published on: May 9, 2025, 05:28:03 IST

By Snehil Sinha

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Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday inaugurated Delhi’s first centre of excellence in boxing, wrestling, weightlifting and taekwondo developed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in Dwarka’s sector 8.

Spread over 23.3 acres, the complex has a range of indoor and outdoor sports facilities. The indoor features include gymnasium and dedicated spaces for boxing, wrestling, weight-lifting, taekwondo, table tennis, yoga and aerobics. The outdoor facilities include six synthetic turf courts for lawn tennis and six badminton courts, as well as four courts for basketball, two netball courts, two volleyball courts and four pickle-ball courts.

“The complex is also equipped with an open-air gym, a dedicated jogging/walking track and an Olympic-size swimming pool measuring 50m x 25m. Future expansion projects of the complex includes a combined football and hockey ground, a synthetic athletic track, a skating rink, a speed track, and a children’s park,” a DDA official said.

Additionally, there is a conference hall, equipped with high-end internet and audio-visual equipment, with a seating capacity of 100, as well as a cafeteria, a restaurant and banqueting facilities.

Officials added that professional coaching in all sports will also be provided with special emphasis on Centres of Excellence, particularly in boxing, wrestling, weight lifting, and taekwondo.

“The (Fit India) movement had resulted in children, even from the remote areas of the country, starting to take part in various kinds of sports activities,” said Saxena.

DDA is developing three more Centres of Excellence, which include one for aquatics at Rohini Sector 33, another for tennis and shooting at Dwarka Sector 19 and the third for football and hockey at Dwarka, Sector 23. DDA has currently has17 sports complexes and three golf courses across the National Capital.

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Snehil Sinha
Snehil Sinha is an Assistant Editor with the Delhi Metro bureau of Hindustan Times, where she reports on politics, governance, public policy, urban infrastructure and transport, subjects that shape the everyday lives of millions in the national capital. Over a journalism career spanning 14 years, she has built a reputation for meticulous, data-driven reporting that combines on-ground perspectives with policy analysis. She began her career with The Indian Express before joining Hindustan Times, where she has reported extensively on civic administration and urban governance in Gurugram, Noida and now Delhi. Her reporting is distinguished by its clarity, depth and balance. Whether covering large-scale infrastructure projects, environmental challenges, transport reforms or government policy, she tries to translate complex administrative decisions into accessible, engaging stories without losing nuance. Her work reflects a strong command of public records, official data and field reporting, often connecting policy announcements with their impact on citizens. Her stories go beyond headlines to explain how governance decisions influence the city's growth, mobility and quality of life, making her work an important contribution to informed public discourse.Read More

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