S Korean firm keen to help State build sports infra

SHILLONG: South Korean Sports Infrastructure Experts have expressed interest to help design world-class infrastructure in the State.
A delegation from South Korea made a presentation to Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Zenith M Sangma and Co-Chairman of the State Planning Board John Kharshiing, besides others from the Meghalaya sports fraternity, on Wednesday on the various options and important processes needed for an Olympic infrastructure.
Chief Architect Kim Nam-Hyun, and Senior Associate Lee Hyun-Suk (Jason) from SPACE GROUP Co Ltd, South Korea, along with their Indian architectural consortium, INGRAIN, presented their credentials an vast experience in the concept, design, monitoring and building international sports infrastructure, showcasing the different themes an motivation adopted by them for designing the Seoul Olympics, FIFA World Cup and many other world class stadiums.
In  India they are engaged in infrastructure building in Andhra Pradesh.
Earlier on Tuesday, the consortium met Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and gave similar presentations.
During the meeting with Zenith, the minister stated that the Government was looking at various options to ensure that the National Games infrastructure becomes properly used community assets which could promote  revenue generation activities through sports tourism in the future.
It may be recalled that after the recent allotment of the National Games by the Indian Olympic Association, the Working Group, constituted by the State Government and chaired by the sports minister has been functioning as the transitional team till such time the Meghalaya National Games 2022 Organising Committee is formed after the signing of the host city contract.
The draft of the contract is awaited from the Indian Olympic Association.