Explanation:

The Sports Ministry is set to build India's first-ever SAI (Sports Authority of India) National Centre of Excellence for Mountain Terrain Biking and Bicycle Motocross in Shimla, in partnership with the Himachal Pradesh state government.

The centre, to be built in collaboration with the Youth Services and Sports department of Himachal Pradesh is being set up to provide world-class training facilities to Indian cyclists so that they can compete for 18 Olympic medals on offer in the disciplines of MTB and BMX.

This centre, one of the best high altitude training facilities in the world, at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level, will have world-class infrastructure, a state-of-art sports science high performance centre, Olympic-level track and coaches of international repute, where India's best cyclists and local sporting talent can train.

Owing to the requirement of the sport for a hilly terrain and a suitable climate for training, Shimla emerged as a preferred choice for the National Centre of Excellence.