Lok Sabha Question No. 1178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: National Centre for Sports Science and Research (NCSSR)
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Vivek Thakur, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Ramesh Awasthi, Shri Anurag Sharma, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Praveen Patel

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1178 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

National Centre for Sports Science and Research (NCSSR)

## 1178. SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI RAMESH AWASTHI:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

SHRI VIVEK THAKUR:

DR. HEMANG JOSHI:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives and core areas of research of the  newly inaugurated  National  Centre  for  Sports  Science  and  Research (NCSSR) at Indira Gandhi Stadium;
- (b) whether the NCSSR is expected to collaborate with international
- sports science centres;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the NCSSR proposes to support India's bid for the 2036
- Olympics and the vision for elite athlete developments; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

- (a), (d) & (e) The  scheme  of  National  Centre  of  Sports  Science and Research (NCSSR), run by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, aims to support high-level research, education and innovation with respect to the high performance of elite athletes.

The  objectives  of  the  newly  inaugurated  NCSSR  at  Indira  Gandhi Stadium are as under:

-  Application of scientific principles to the promotion, maintenance and enhancement of sporting performance.
-  Performance enhancement of athletes through the use of sports science
-  Developing athletes to their maximum potential and to prolong their competitive sporting career.
-  Dissemination of sports science information
-  Testing and Certification of food supplements/Indigenous preparations.
-  Application  of  Ayurvedic/Homeopathic  Medicines  in  sporting performance.
-  Management and rehabilitation of sports injuries

Further,  the  NCSSR's  core  research  areas  are  multidisciplinary, encompassing sports physiology, biomechanics, athlete nutrition and resilience, digital monitoring technologies, and ethical research compliance including metabolism, sports psychology and mental anthropometry, rehabilitation science, wearable and athlete data protection.

Bidding to host the Olympic Games in India is the responsibility of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and allotment of hosting rights for the Olympics is done by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through a detailed host selection process. The host selection process is available in public domain on IOC website at https://www.olympics.com/ioc/becoming-an-olympic-games-host/theprocess-to-elect-olympic-hosts.

(b) & (c) Yes, the National Centre for Sports Science and Research (NCSSR)  aims  to  collaborate  with  reputed  international  sports science centres and research institutions as part of its mandate to bring global expertise and best practices into India's sports training and performance infrastructure.

The NCSSR aims to enter into extensive international collaborations, including  academic  exchanges,  technology  partnerships,  and  coresearch  initiatives  with  renowned  institutions  like  the  Australian Institute  of  Sport  (AIS),  Gatorade  Sports  Science  Institute  (GSSI), University of Bath (UK), and bodies under the International Olympic

Committee (IOC) Medical Commission. A key aim is the harmonization of training, testing, and rehabilitation protocols with global standards to  boost  the  competitiveness  of  Indian  athletes  internationally. Additionally, the NCSSR actively participates in international sports science  conferences  and  is  developing  academic  fellowships  with foreign universities to promote advanced research and doctoral-level training for Indian scholars in sports science.

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