Thimphu: Bhutan might be witnessing a sporting boom and the next mega sporting event in the country may be swimming.

The international standard swimming pool in the capital, which is nearing completion, is expected to train and churn out professional swimmers that will compete with the very best, reports The Bhutan Live.

The swimming pool is expected to be completed by September.

Today, about 90 per cent of the construction works have been completed on the swimming pool complex located at Babena, the news portal reported.

The construction work commenced in 2021.

The international standard complex will have an eight-lane pool with a distance of 25 meters. It will also have changing rooms, bathrooms, office space and a cafeteria.

According to the Bhutan Aquatics Federation, due to a lack of facilities, the federation has been seeing a very less number of youth coming forward to participate in national and international competitions. Training swimmers with potential for international competitions is also a challenge for the federation.

‘‘Without swimming facilities, we are sending coaches to train outside. Like-wise children are also sent outside for training. We don’t have the facilities to teach interested swimmers whether they are youth or children. Sometimes, we have no choice but to train them in hotels that have swimming pools,” Namgyal Wangchuk, General Secretary of Bhutan Aquatics Federation, told The Bhutan Live.