Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports

Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports
Type	Government College
Established	7 May 1961
Parent institution	Sports Authority of India
Academic affiliation	Punjab Sports University, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Punjabi University
Location	Patiala, India
Website	www.nsnis.org

Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports commonly known as National Institute of Sports (NIS), is the Academic Wing of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Asia's largest Sports Institute located in city of Patiala.

History

Founded in 7 May 1961, the Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in January 1973. It is merged with SAI in 1987.[1] Spread over 268 acres, NIS is housed in the Old Moti Bagh Palace of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala State, which was purchased by Government of India after Indian Independence.[1]

NIS Directors

S. No.	Name	Tenure
1.	M. K. Kaul	7 May 1961 – 18 May 1961
2.	Lieutenant General Sant Singh	18 May 1961 – 17 July 1964
3.	Major General M. S. Chopra	17 July 1964 – 30 April 1967
4.	Colonel B. S. Jaiswal	30 April 1967 – 14 Jan 1970
5.	M. C. Dhawan	14 Jan 1970 – 2 June 1970
6.	S. D. Chopra	2 June 1970 – 3 July 1970
7.	Dr. Roshan Lal Anand	4 July 1970 – 30 Nov 1986
8.	S. K. Chaturvedi	30 Nov 1986 – 13 Dec 1986
9.	Dr. C. M. Muthiah	13 Dec 1986 – 30 April 1990
10.	Dr. D. K. Tondon	30 April 1990 – 30 May 1995
11.	Dr. D. N. Mathur	30 May 1995 – 2 Feb 1996
12.	ASV Prasad	2 Feb 1996 – 30 June 1998
13.	Major O. P. Bhatia	30 June 1998 – 2 Dec 1998
14.	Gurbux Singh	2 Dec 1998 – 30 June 1999
15.	Lieutenant Colonel B. S. Ahluwalia	30 June 1999 – 30 April 2004
16.	Dr. B. K. Sinha, IPS	30 April 2004 – 16 Nov 2004
17.	Dr. M. P. Ganesh	16 Nov 2004 – 31 July 2006
18.	Dr. L. S. Ranawat	31 July 2006 – 31 Oct 2014
19.	Dr. S. S. Roy	31 October 2014 – present

Memorabilia

Today, several items of sports memorabilia, like a hass (doughnut-shaped exercise disc), weighing 95 kg, used by The Great Gama, for squats, and Major Dhyan Chand's gold medal from the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, and PT Usha's 1986 Seoul Asiad shoes, are housed at the National Institute of Sports Museum.[2]

Departments

Department of Sports Medicine
Department of Exercise Physiology
Department of Sports Biochemistry
Department of Sports Anthropometry
Department of Sports Psychology
Department of Sports Nutrition
Department of General Theory & Methods of Training
Department of Biomechanics

Sports facilities

Gymnasium and swimming pool complex
Three indoor halls for wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, basketball, badminton, table tennis
Volleyball, handball and judo
Two squash courts
Cycling velodrome
Hockey field astroturf and three grass fields
Athletic track - synthetic (8 lanes), grass (4 lanes) and cinder (8 lanes)
Area for throws
Two basketball cement courts
Two football grounds
Two handball grounds
Tennis (3 hard and 3 grass courts)
Four volleyball courts
Turf wicket cricket ground and 6 cricket nets
Archery ground
Five-lane jogging and cross country track
Wushu Training Centre
Fencing training centre

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References

"About us". National Institute of Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
A rare museum, The Tribune (Chandigarh), 24 November 2001.

http://nsnis.org/about-nsnis-patiala/

External links

National Institute of Sports, Patiala

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[abt-1] "About us". National Institute of Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[2] A rare museum, The Tribune (Chandigarh), 24 November 2001.