coimbatore the citys first private sports stadium was inaugurated at suguna pip school at kalapatti on friday a synthetic eightlayered track with sixlanes has been set up along with a basketball court and a tennis court at the stadium dormitories office room and gallery with a capacity of 1200 has also been set upl suguna managing trustee said the stadium was set up to promote sports in the city and also to conduct interschool and other statelevel tournaments apart from physical fitness sports is extremely important for boosting confidence selfesteem and concentration to compete at the national as well as the worldlevel we need to provide synthetic turf and worldclass infrastructure since school days such facilities will help them perform better she saidmember of the national security advisory board lt general sl narasimhan said discipline is extremely important and only sports can inculcate discipline in students such infrastructure is required to improve sports in the country and children should be encouraged to participate in sports activities he said former basketball player and member of the 1980 olympic team nagaraj amarnath said just like hockey football cricket and kabaddi other sports should also have leagues to promote local talent improve players livelihood and also provide recognition and fame for sports personalitiesthe complex has been set up at an estimated cost of rs 35cr school authorities said