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In what is said to be the first of its kind facility in South India, a sports laboratory that would assess and tell a sportsperson if they have chosen the right sport for their body frame is coming up

In what is said to be the first of its kind facility in South India, a sports laboratory that would assess and tell a sportsperson if they have chosen the right sport for their body frame is coming up in Karnataka. The ₹29 crore facility in government-run Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics in Bengaluru is touted to be the second such facility in the country after the State-run Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi. The foundation stone for the new building that will house the laboratory was laid on Thursday. “Some budding sportspersons do not know which kind of sport they are fit to pursue. They may be fit to play cricket but may be playing football. An early assessment of the body will help them perform better,” institute director H.S. Chandrashekar told The Hindu. Since the Centre is promoting sports in a big way, the government initiated the project to identify talent at an early stage, he said.