Raksha Khadse, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, visited Aizawl, Mizoram.
Reviewed existing sports infrastructure and discussed Centre‑State coordination.
Planned addition of a synthetic hockey field with floodlights at the Sports Authority of India training centre.
Recognized Lalremsiami Hmarzote as Mizoram’s first female Olympian and Arjuna Award recipient.
Emphasized need for quality coaching, sports science, rehabilitation, nutrition, and competition exposure for young athletes from the Northeast.
She announced a new synthetic hockey turf with lighting as part of the Khelo India Programme to improve training conditions.
The visit highlighted Mizoram’s growing sports talent, including its first female Olympian, and called for better coaching, nutrition, and scientific support.
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