The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Regional Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, located in Kariavattom, is a premier institute established in 1985 to promote physical education and sports. It functions as a Regional Centre and National Centre of Excellence (NCOE), providing top-tier coaching, infrastructure, and academic programs for various disciplines like Athletics, Cycling, Football, Fencing, Taekwondo, and Volleyball. ​

The Centre plays a vital role in identifying young talent and grooming them for national and international competitions, offering comprehensive support including coaching, boarding, and medical facilities. ​

SAI has played a significant role in shaping India’s sports development by providing training to elite athletes and at the same time operating a number of schemes for the identification and development of young talent. The schemes are being implemented through various regional centre's and training centre's of SAI spread throughout the country. In addition to that, a number of academic programmes in physical education and sports are also offered by SAI.