Odisha Govt, Tata Steel Sign MoU for HPCs for Archery, Sports Climbing

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government signed a MoU with Tata Steel on Wednesday for the establishment of High-Performance Centres (HPCs) for archery and sport climbing.

As per the MoU, Odisha Tata Archery Academy and Odisha Tata Steel Adventure Foundation Sport Climbing Academy will be established in Bhubaneswar. Both academies will run grassroots programmes, while regional development centres will be set up for archery.

Reacting to this development, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “We are delighted to collaborate with Tata Steel in this endeavour. Our partnership with Tata Steel for hockey high-performance centre has been exemplary and has produced encouraging results. We have a huge potential for archery and sport climbing in Odisha and in the country and with this new association we will be able to collectively contribute towards creating a conducive environment for athletes in these disciplines.”

A media release issued by the chief minister’s office (CMO) said: “These academies will feature players that are scouted from the state sports hostels, state-level and national-level programmes. The athletes will also have access to the sports facilities of the sports and youth services department for their holistic development, which will include the gymnasium, swimming pool and the sports science centre at the Kalinga Stadium.”