Current Affairs - Sports - Discussion

The North Eastern Zone Badminton Championship was inaugurated in Tripura by Chief Minister Manik Saha. The event brought together more than 200 players from different northeastern states including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Sikkim. Tripura has recently invested heavily in sports infrastructure, building eight synthetic turfs, two tracks, and two indoor halls. In addition, floodlights were installed at Agartala’s Avananta football ground to allow night play. Future plans include constructing two more indoor halls, setting up a 200-bed hostel, and creating 50 open gyms across the state to encourage wider sports participation and nurture local talent.