Bhubaneswar: Shreyasi Singh, Minister of Sports and Industries, Government of Bihar, is on an official four-day exposure and study visit to Odisha from July 30 to August 2, 2026. 

The high-level delegation aims to study Odisha’s world-class sports ecosystem, high-performance centre (HPC) operational models, public-private partnership (PPP) frameworks, and sports science integration to gain vital insights for Bihar’s planned flagship Sports City and athletic infrastructure.  Accompanied by senior officials—including Director of Sports Arif Ahsan and Deputy Director (BSSA) Himanshu Singh—the Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist and Arjuna Awardee visited key sporting facilities across Bhubaneswar. 

During her review at the Kalinga Stadium complex, Singh inspected the world-class infrastructure and operational setups at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Shooting High Performance Centre, Gymnastics High Performance Centre, Aquatic Centre, Shuttle (Badminton) High Performance Centre, Hockey High Performance Centre, Sports Science Centre, Indoor Athletics Centre, Weightlifting High Performance Centre, and AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy. Reinforcing cross-state collaboration, the Minister engaged in detailed deliberations with senior officials of Odisha's Sports & Youth Services Department. The discussions centred on joint strategies for athlete development, administrative best practices, robust talent discovery programs, and event management protocols. 

During these high-level interactions and venue inspections, senior officials from the Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha—including Commissioner-cum-Secretary Bhupendra Singh Poonia, Sports Director Dr. Yedulla Vijay along with other key departmental officials—were present to facilitate detailed briefings and guide the technical tour.  The delegation is scheduled to visit Puri next to inspect the Kho-Kho High Performance Centre and Sports Hostel, further strengthening bilateral sports knowledge exchange between the two states.