P.V. Sindhu launches Centre for Sports Excellence in Visakhapatnam
Olympic athlete P.V. Sindhu has laid the foundation for a multi-sport Centre for Sports Excellence in Visakhapatnam, India. The facility aims to provide world-class training across seven disciplines to nurture future Olympic talent.
Why it matters
This project represents a significant private-public investment in Indian sports infrastructure, aiming to professionalize athlete development at the grassroots level.
P.V. Sindhu and Andhra Pradesh IT & HRD Minister Nara Lokesh laid the foundation stone for the P.V. Sindhu Centre for Sports Excellence in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday (August 5, 2026), marking the beginning of an ambitious project aimed at nurturing the next generation of India’s Olympic athletes.
Spread across nearly two lakh square feet, the campus has been envisioned as an integrated sports and education ecosystem.
What began as an initiative focused solely on badminton expanded into a multi-sport project following discussions with AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and will now cater to seven disciplines — badminton, table tennis, swimming, shooting, football, basketball and chess. The vision, Sindhu said, was to create a place where every discipline would receive equal importance from the outset.
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