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.[2][1]
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 ₹100 million (equivalent to ₹130 million, US$1.6 million or €1.6 million in 2023) 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.[1]
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]
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.[1]
HAU student sportspersons
The HAU students who trained here and became internal medal winners include:
Gyan Singh
Harcharan Singh
O.P. Bhadu
Uday Chand
Jutsi
Vijay Pal
Other sportspersons
Sportspersons who were not HAU students but trained here include:
