Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has said that 959 coaches are currently working in Sports Authority of India and all are Indian nationals. Mr. Thakur said this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. He said, the appointment of coaches for different sports disciplines in the Sports Authority of India and the recognized different National Sports Federations (NSFs) is a continuous and dynamic process. The NSFs are allowed to hire foreign experts on their own within their respective Annual Calendar for Training and Competition allocations.