Srinagar, Jun 25: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for approving the first National Centre for Excellence in the Union Territory. "I am grateful to Hon'ble PM Shri @Narendramodi Ji & Hon'ble Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, GoI Dr. @mansukhmandviya Ji for approval of J&K's first National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) at Awantipora, Pulwama, which will serve as a premier national centre for High Altitude Sports and various athletic competitions besides Skilling thousands of youths in various sports," Sinha said in a post on X.