Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Sports Complex Explained

Fullname:Giri Centre for Students' Welfare & Activities
Native Name:गिरी क्रीड़ा केंद्र
Native Name Lang:hin
Othernames:Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Sports Complex
Mainvenue:SAI Stadium
Location:Hisar, Haryana, India
Built:1978
Renovated:2019-20
Expanded:2019-20
Owner:CCS HAU
Operator:HAU
Cost:
Acreage:8 Acres
Tenants:SAI, HAU
Publictransit:Located on MDR107 highway,
near to Hisar Junction railway station and Hisar Airport.
Years Active:1978-2019, 2020-
City:CCS HAU, Hisar
Etymology:V. V. Giri, 4th President of India

Giri Centre, or Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Sports Complex, is a multi-sports complex in the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University at Hisar, Haryana. It houses several SAI centres of excellence, stadiums and arenas for a variety of indoor and outdoor sports, and a sports hostel for the visiting and resident sportspersons.[1] [2]

It is located within the 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.[2]

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 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.[2]

SAI Sports Training Centre

SAI Sports Training Centre, HAU Hisar (SAI STC, Hisar), was established in 2001.[3] [4] To train sports persons, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has established a "Sports Training Center" at HAU with the following "Centres of Excellence": [5] [6]

Facilities

The complex has the following facilities.[1]

Outdoor stadiums and grounds

Indoor stadium and arena

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

The HAU students who trained here and became internal medal winners include:

Other sportspersons

Sportspersons who were not HAU students but trained here include:

Boxing

Hockey

Wrestling

External links

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HAU History HAU Giri Entre facilities . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907175808/http://hau.ernet.in/about/history.php . 7 September 2015 . 25 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Hisar News - jundal steel to change surat of hau sports complex complex एचएयू के खेल कॉम्प्लेक्स गिरी सेंटर की सूरत बदलेगा जिंदल स्टील - Hisar News Dainik Bhaskar . 2024-04-22 . Hisar News . hi.
  3. Web site: साक्षी मलिक के नाम पर बनेगा हकृवि में एक्सीलेंस सेंटर - . 2024-04-22 . Jagran . hi.
  4. Web site: एचएयू, साई और लुवास मिलकर उठाएंगे कदम अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर का बनेगा खेल केंद्र . 2024-04-22 . Amar Ujala . hi.
  5. Web site: Major activities of the Sports and Youth Affairs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003055028/http://haryanasports.gov.in/pdf/sportsactivity.pdf . 3 October 2011 . 20 June 2012 . Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Haryana.
  6. Khil Haryana: SAI's Hisar centre will not Stop . en . 2024-04-22 . www.youtube.com.
  7. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . 2024-04-22 . cricketarchive.com.
  8. Web site: इंडियन वुमन हॉकी टीम का हिसार में होगा चयन, मुंबई, मिजोरम, हिमाचल की टीम पहुंची - Indian women hockey team will be selected on Hisar Astroturf . 2024-04-22 . Jagran . hi.