Top sports cities in India with excellent sporting infrastructure for healthy living. There’s an increased demand for healthy living spaces in India that have access to good sports infrastructure.
National Capital Region (NCR)
Noida, Noida Extension and Gurgaon in the National Capital Region (NCR) are among the best places in India that offer residential spaces with good sports infrastructure.
Apart from world-class sports facilities, these spaces also offer sports coaching.
Gautam Budh Nagar
Gautam Budh Nagar is well on its way to becoming the hub of healthy living in NCR. Several residential spaces with sporting facilities available on the premises are coming up in the district in the next few years (in Greater Noida and along the Yamuna expressway).
Once all these residential complexes start operating, Gautam Budh Nagar will possibly have the largest sports-oriented lifestyle apartments, and it will possibly inspire more healthy and sporty living across India.
Families who decide to live in these areas will be able to enjoy a wide range of sports, such as tennis, cricket, golf and others.
“The idea is to perpetuate the spirit of sports in Gautam Budh Nagar, after the success of the Formula One races,” says a source.
Bangalore
Sports-townships have been getting healthy traction over the years in the IT capital of India.
A lot of corporate professionals are taking to sports to beat stress and anxiety at their workplaces. Besides, sport is widely associated with social status nowadays which has further boosted the demand for sports-themed homes.
Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai has always been referred to as a planned city, and those who have moved here from other cities (such as Delhi) love this city for its open spaces.
However, Navi Mumbai is also home to the finest sporting infrastructure. The satellite city is known for its state-of-the-art sporting infrastructure. which is a huge plus for those who want to train in sports.
Here are some of the top-class sporting facilities available to youngsters who are serious about sports.
Professional AstroTurf
Fr. Agnel’s Sports Complex now is home to a professional AstroTurf measuring 65×102 sq mt, suitable for hockey and football matches. A international level football camp is already being organised here annually.
Olympic-size swimming pool
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy houses an Olympic size swimming pool where national and international level swimmers train. NMMC is also planning to construct an Olympic size swimming pool in Vashi.
International Cricket Stadium
You probably already know about this. The Dr. DY Patil International Cricket Stadium in Nerul has a capacity of 55,000 and is among the country’s finest stadiums. A nursery ground with 10 practice pitches is also part of the campus where aspiring talents practice here under experienced coaches.
Professional Shooting Range
not many are aware of this, but Navi Mumbai has four professional shooting ranges: Karnala Sports Academy (20-lane shooting range), Fr. Angel’s Sports Complex (10-lane shooting range), Dr. Pillai’s Group of Institutions and Shantiniketan School, Panvel. Several talents have trained at these facilities and have represented India at national and international level championships.
Tennis and Badminton Courts
The Vazirani Sports Complex at Nerul is renowned for its tennis courts. It has six full-size tennis courts (36×78 feet). Hundreds of children train every year at this sports academy.
Squash courts
Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy has a squash facility as well, with as many as three glass-backed squash courts.
Basketball courts
Fr Agnel’s Multipurpose School (Vashi), Christ Academy (Koparkhairane), DAV Public School (Nerul), Vazirani Sports Academy (Nerul), Sadhu Vaswani International School (Vashi) have full-size, professional basketball courts. Several national and international level tournaments are played at these concrete courts, and are also used for basic as well as advanced training of children in the sport.
Golf course
Its not operational yet but the 8-hole golf course in Sector-23, 24 and 25 in Kharghar is definitely one of the most prestigious and ambitious projects undertaken by CIDCO so far. When operational, the golf course would be spread over more than 7,000 yards covering 103 hectares of land. The project includes a 8-hole golf course, club house, five-star hotel, golf academy, high class residential developments on the peripheral area etc.
As you can see Navi Mumbai is not only home to some top class schools and colleges, the satellite city also boasts of state-of-the-art sporting infrastructure.
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