The Kanpur Table Tennis Tournament was inaugurated on Friday by IIT Kanpur Professor Abhay Karandikar. He inspected the Sports Hub Complex along with the Divisional Commissioner before the tournament started. He appreciated the work done by Kanpur Smart City Limited for developing this Pavilion which has a world class facility. He also congratulated the Kanpur Smart City Limited for completing the project four months before the stipulated period. The Pavilion will greatly benefit children and sportspersons of Kanpur and enable them to participate in international games. He added that Khelo India was launched by the Prime Minister in 2017 to revive the spirit of sports in India. The State Government is focusing on building better infrastructure and sports academies for various sports in the State. The Green Park Stadium is an internationally renowned stadium which has a glorious history of more than 70 years in the field of cricket along with cricket it also hosts other sports like badminton, table tennis, basketball, and hockey. Raj Shekhar said in view of current requirements and to make Kanpur a sports city catering to important facilities and needs of various sports and sports lovers associated with the sports world, Kanpur Smart City Limited has designed “The Sports Hub”. The Sports Hub was inaugurated by the
