Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to have a stadium for the differently abled (divyang) players in Lucknow to ensure these sportspersons ample opportunity to hone their talent and showcase it at international level.

Besides, the government is also mulling to organise competitions on the lines of Asiad and Paralympics of international level for them.

A grand stadium has already been prepared for the differently abled sportspersons at Shakuntala Mishra Divyang Rehabilitation University and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the complex. This stadium for the special athletes will be the first of its kind in the entire country. International level Sports events like Paralympics and Asiad can also be organised in this stadium.