Founded in 1961, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports or NIS, is Asia's largest Sports Institute located in princely city of Patiala. The Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in January 1973.
Today, several sport memoribilia, like a hass (doughnut shaped exercise disc), weighing 95 kg, used by The Great Gama, for squats, and Major Dhyan Chand`s gold medal, from 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, and PT Usha 1986 Seoul Asiad shoes, are housed at the National Institute of Sports Museum The Tribune, November 24, 2001..