Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Sports Complex

Giri Centre or Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Sports Complex, is a multi-sports complex in the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University located at Hisar city of Haryana state in India. It houses SAI centres of excellence for Athletics, Boxing, Judo, Table tennis and Wrestling. It has an international standard synthetic track athletics track and hockey ground with spectators stands, separate grounds for cricket ground and football ground; an olympic size swimming pool, an indoor badminton stadium with 2 courts, 2 indoor Squash courts, two multipurpose halls with volleyball and Boxing rings and mattresses for the Judo, Wrestling, Table tennis and other indoor sports; 2 indoor gymnasiums; several hobby rooms; and a sports hostel for the visiting and the resident sportspersons.[2][1]

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Sports Complex
गिरी क्रीड़ा केंद्र
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Sports Complex
Full nameGiri Centre for Students' Welfare & Activities
AddressCCS HAU, Hisar
LocationHisar, Haryana, India
Main venueSAI Stadium
Public transitLocated on MDR107 highway,
near to Hisar Junction railway station and Hisar Airport.
OwnerCCS HAU
OperatorHAU
Construction
Built1978
Renovated2019-20[1]
Expanded2019-20
Years active1978-2019, 2020-
Acreage8 Acres
Tenants
SAI, HAU
Website
hau.ac.in

It is located within CCHAU campus just inside the CCS HAU Gate No. 3 on the MDR107 Balsamand road. Hisar Junction railway station (2.8 km), Hisar Airport (presently domestic, 7.3 km), Indira Gandhi International Airport (182 km), Chandigarh Airport (249 km) and NIS, Patiala (176 km) are the nearest major access points.

Etymology

The sports complex is officially named as the Giri Centre which is named after the India's fourth president, Varahagiri Venkata Giri.[1]

History

The construction of Giri Centre started in 1975 and completed in 1978. A sports college was established here in 1978 which was disbanded in 1991 when SAI opened a regional sports training centre here.

In December 2018, the DSW of HAU Students' Welfare signed a partnership agreement with the JSW Group (Jindal Group) under which the Jindal Group will spend ₹100 million (equivalent to ₹130 million, US$1.7 million or €1.6 million in 2023) for the enhancement of sports infrastructure and appointment of the technical sports support experts to identify, nurture and develop the sports talent at the Giri Centre in Public–private partnership (PPP) mode.[1]

SAI Sports Training Centre

SAI Training Centres across India

SAI Sports Training Centre, HAU Hisar (SAI STC, Hisar) was established in 2001.[3][4] To train sports person, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has established a "Sports Training Center" at HAU with the following "centres of excellence": for imparting training in Athletics, Boxing, Judo, Table tennis and Wrestling (named after Sakshi Malik).,[5][3][4] hockey, boxing and judo.[6]

  • Centre of excellence for Athletics,[5][4]
  • Centre of excellence for Boxing,[5][4][6]
  • Centre of excellence for Hockey,[6]
  • Centre of excellence for Judo,[5][4][6]
  • Centre of excellence for Table tennis,[5][4]
  • Sakshi Malik Centre of excellence for Wrestling, named after the Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik.[5][4]

Facilities

The complex has the following[2]

Events

On 11 November 1975, the stadium hosted a first-class match during the Ranji Trophy tournament at the cricket stadium here between Haryana cricket team and Jammu and Kashmir cricket team.[7]

From 1 to 10 February 2019, the national senior women's hockey championship was held at Giri Centre astroturf ground for the selection of the national team.[8]

Notable sports persons

Numerous HAU students and other non-HAU sports person who trained at Giri Centre has achieved fame at international level in the Asian Games, Commonwealth games and Olympic Games.

HAU student sportspersons

Among the HAU students who trained here and became internal medal winners include Gyan Singh, Harcharan Singh, OP, Bhadu, Uday Chand, Jutsi, Vijay Pal.[1]

Other sportspersons

Among the other sportspersons, who were not the HAU students but trained here, include the following: >

References

See also

Citatation
  1. एचएयू के खेल कॉम्प्लेक्स गिरी सेंटर की सूरत बदलेगा जिंदल स्टील, Dainik Bhskar, 26 Dec 2018.
  2. "HAU History HAU Giri Entre facilities". Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. "साक्षी मलिक के नाम पर बनेगा हकृवि में एक्सीलेंस सेंटर.", Dainik Jagran, 27 Aug 2016.
  4. "एचएयू, साई और लुवास मिलकर उठाएंगे कदम अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर का बनेगा खेल केंद्र.", Amar Ujala, 27 Aug 2016.
  5. "Major activities of the Sports and Youth Affairs" (PDF). Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Haryana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  6. "Khel Haryana: SAI's Hisar centre will not Stop.", Focus Haryana news, 11 April 2015.
  7. First-class Cricket Matches at Hisar
  8. Indian women hockey team will be selected in Hisar, Dainik Jagran, 30 Jan 2019.
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