The Sports Authority of Goa commonly abbreviated as SAG, is a body owned fully by the

Government of Goa The Government of Goa is a state government created by the Constitution of India and has executive, legislative and judicial authority of the state of Goa. It is headquartered in Panaji, the capital city of Goa. History The governor's role ...

. It is responsible for the development of sports in the Indian state of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

. 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.

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 The Lusofonia Games ( pt, Jogos da Lusofonia) is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries. Most countries competing are countries that are members of ...

from the

ACOLOP ACOLOP (acronym for ; en, Association of the Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees), is an Olympic-related non-profit organization officially established on June 8, 2004, in Lisbon and has been approved by International Olympic Committee. It was ...

to be held from 18–29 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

. 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 Shri.V.M.PrabhuDesai.

References

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External links

Official Website of SAG

Official Website of DSYA

Official Website of SAG
State agencies of Goa Sport in Goa Sports governing bodies in India Government agencies with year of establishment missing