Jurisdiction Government of Goa Employees 661 | Headquarters Panaji, Goa | |
Type Sports administration and sports infrastructure development body Minister responsible Manohar Parrikar, Chairman Agency executive Sandip Jacques (G.C.S), Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director | ||
The Sports Authority of Goa commonly abbreviated as SAG, is a body owned fully by the Government of Goa. It is responsible for the development of sports in the Indian state of Goa. It currently owns and maintains 14 sports complexes which include Olympic size swimming pools, FIFA approved football stadiums, jogging tracks and around 98 sports grounds all over the state.
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History
The erstwhile state council of sports, renamed the Sports Authority of Goa has since its inception been rendering commendable service for the development of sports and games in Goa.
Lusofonia Games
The Goa Olympic Association won hosting rights for the 3rd edition of the prestigious Lusofonia Games from the ACOLOP to be held from the 18-29 of January 2014. The Enormous task of development of sports infrastructure and organisation of this international sporting spectacle lies with the Sports Authority of Goa.
The sports infrastructure in the state is said to get a major boost by June 2013 for the hosting of the Lusofonia Games. Construction of new sports complexes of international standards has been proposed and the fatorda sports complex (which includes the Fatorda Stadium) is set to get a multi-crore revamp for these games.
Administration
The Sports Authority of Goa is currently headed by Sandip Jacques a senior officer of the Goa Civil Services.