After six IIS athletes, including star sprinter Priya Mohan and Commonwealth Games silver medalist Abdulla Aboobacker, qualified for the Asian Athletics Championships 2023, Gameskraft Foundation and Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) have announced their partnership to provide high-class training and access to high-quality sport facilities to up-and-coming young sports talents in India in track and field sports at the ‘Gameskraft Foundation Athletics Centre of Excellence’.
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Established in 2017, IIS has helped and nurtured more than 500 athletes, including the likes of Neeraj Chopra, Jeswin Aldrin, Praveen Chithravel, Manu DP, Priya Mohan, and Parul Chaudharyin, who have brought glory to India by breaking records and claiming victories across a variety of international events, including the Olympics. The athletes at IIS have won more than 1,000 medals, including three Olympic medals. The Institute has 17 National Record Holders and 75+ National Champions across five sports disciplines: Athletics, Wrestling, Boxing, Swimming and Judo.
As part of this collaboration, Gameskraft Foundation and IIS are conducting various activities for the promotion of athletic training programs, such as jumps, throws, sprints, and hurdles, at a state-of-the-art high-performance training center spread across 42 acres in Vijayanagar, Karnataka. The objective of this partnership is to provide holistic development, sustainability, and empowerment to athletes. This comprises providing the right coaching, sports science, athletic management, education and skill development, accommodation, nutrition, and travel support to the athletes.
Gameskraft Foundation and IIS on the new partnership
Vikas Taneja, Group CEO of Gameskraft Group, commented on this new partnership and said, “It is indeed a moment of great pride to partner with the Inspire Institute of Sport. We are honoured to join hands with an institution that is propelling Indian athletes in making a worldwide mark and raising our flag high at international arenas. At Gameskraft Foundation, it is our vision to empower communities and promising individuals whose perseverance and skill inspire us. With this association, we hope to see more rounded individuals who will be equipped to meet life’s challenges both within, and outside of sports.”
Rushdee Warley, CEO, Inspire Institute of Sport, said, “We are delighted to partner with the Gameskraft Foundation for our Track and Field programme at the IIS. Through the Athletics Centre of Excellence, we will continue to build and nurture athletes with a holistic approach. So much about what we do at the IIS is about the people and organisations we partner with, and in Gameskraft Foundation, we have the right fit to further build on our foundations and support the future of Indian athletics.”
Avinash Sable, the National Record Holder in the 3000 metres steeplechase event and Commonwealth Games Silver medalist, said, “Athletics in India is on the rise at the moment, and it needs partnerships like the one between Gameskraft Foundation and IIS to take it even further. All of us who are part of the programme are benefitting so much by it, and the younger athletes are fortunate to receive support like this at an early age. We hope to keep improving and flying the Indian flag high in competitions across the world.”
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