Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Lucknow Sports College To Get ₹7.17-Crore Sports Science Centre
Uttar Pradesh is building a new sports treatment centre in Lucknow.
It will be located at Guru Gobind Singh Sports College.
Athletes will be able to get help for injuries, exercise recovery and better performance.
Experts will also advise them about food and mental health.
The centre will use special machines for pain treatment, rehabilitation and recovery.
It is planned to have seven advanced treatment devices.
Coaches and sports officials will also be able to learn modern injury-management techniques there.
The government has approved ₹7.17 crore for the project, which is already under construction.
A Sports Science and Injury Management Centre is being built at Guru Gobind Singh Sports College in Lucknow.
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved ₹716.77 lakh, or ₹7.17 crore, for the project.
The centre will provide injury treatment, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, nutrition, mental-health support and performance assessment.
Seven advanced treatment devices, including cryotherapy, laser and shockwave therapy equipment, are planned.
Construction is underway, equipment procurement is being initiated, and completion is targeted within one year of work starting.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh government is establishing the centre for athletes, coaches, sports officials and sports-science experts.
- What
- A Sports Science and Injury Management Centre will provide integrated injury treatment, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, sports science and performance-support services.
- When
- The project was reported on September 5, 2026, with completion targeted within one year from the commencement of construction.
- Where
- Guru Gobind Singh Sports College in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To give athletes local access to modern treatment, recovery, rehabilitation and performance services instead of requiring them to seek sports-injury care in other states.
- Approved cost
- ₹716.77 lakh, or approximately ₹7.17 crore
- Facility status
- Civil construction is in progress
- Planned completion
- Within one year from the date construction began
- Services
- Injury treatment, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, nutrition, mental-health support and sports-performance assessment
- Advanced devices
- Seven devices, including whole-body cryotherapy, laser therapy and shockwave therapy systems
- Public access
- Members of the general public are proposed to receive treatment and rehabilitation for a fee
- Additional role
- Training and capacity development for coaches, sports officials and sports-science professionals