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Tamil Nadu Plans Sports Overhaul, Halts Mini-Stadium Works

Tamil Nadu wants to improve sports facilities across the state.

Work on 62 mini-stadiums has been paused so their designs can be changed.

The government says some existing mud tracks are unsafe for athletes.

These tracks may be replaced with surfaces that work in all weather.

Tamil Nadu will also create sports hostels in all 38 districts.

One school in every district may receive better sports facilities.

Madurai could get a world-class Olympic Sports Academy, while Paramakudi has been proposed for an Olympic City.

The state also plans to modernize 500 sports centres and build better facilities for sports such as kabaddi.

Key facts

District sports hostels: Modern sports hostels are planned in all 38 districts.
Mini-stadiums: Construction in 62 Assembly constituencies has been temporarily halted for redesign.
Sports zones: Tamil Nadu has been divided into eight sports zones.
School facilities: One school in every district will be identified for comprehensive sports infrastructure.
Madurai proposal: A world-class Olympic Sports Academy is planned, with site identification underway.
Paramakudi proposal: An Olympic City has been proposed at Paramakudi.
Sports centres: Five hundred sports centres under urban and rural local bodies have been identified for modernization.

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