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The GoSports Foundation (GSF) is an independent, donor-funded non-profit venture working towards securing funds and professional expertise for some of India's junior Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Established in 2008, it has worked with numerous athletes from across multiple Olympic and Paralympic disciplines through its scholarship programs.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gosportsfoundation.in/programmes.php |title=The GoSports Foundation Programs. |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=6 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806021326/http://www.gosportsfoundation.in/programmes.php |url-status=dead }}

Special projects

  • The Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorships{{Cite news |date=2014-01-27 |title=Rahul Dravid to mentor junior Olympic, Paralympic athletes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Rahul-Dravid-to-mentor-junior-Olympic-Paralympic-athletes/articleshow/29443802.cms |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
  • Shooting development programmes{{Cite news |date=2014-01-03 |title=Bindra, GoSports join hands to help young shooters |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/bindra-gosports-join-hands-to-help-young-shooters/article5534358.ece |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} in association with the Abhinav Bindra Foundation.
  • The GoSports Foundation Athletes’ Conclave is held with the objective of developing inspiration, promoting knowledge, and bonding among the athletes. The Conclave features seminars from some of India's leading sports industry experts as well as successful sportspersons.{{Cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/210946-abhinav-bindra-pullela-gopichand-share-experience-in-athletes-conclave |title=Abhinav Bindra, Pullela Gopichand share experience at the Athletes' Conclave 2013. |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=11 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111163333/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/210946-abhinav-bindra-pullela-gopichand-share-experience-in-athletes-conclave |url-status=dead }}
  • Coach Education Programmes for badminton coaches are held every year in association with the Badminton Association of India. The programs claim they ensure badminton training programs in India, for all age groups, fall in line with the National Training Program. This ensures that a larger talent pool is fed into the national circuit and creates a pool of well-informed coaches in different parts of the country.{{Cite news |date=2013-03-28 |title=A brainstorming session for coaches |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/a-brainstorming-session-for-coaches/article4557836.ece |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

Athlete achievements

Some of the achievements of the athletes supported by GoSports Foundation:

  1. GSF had 5 athletes representing India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland: Sharath Gayakwad (Para-Swimming), Soumyajit Ghosh, Harmeet Desai (both Table tennis), Kidambi Srikanth and RMV Gurusaidutt (both Badminton), the latter winning the bronze medal in the Men's Singles category.{{Cite news |date=2014-08-04 |title=CWG badminton bronze a 'lifetime achievement': Gurusaidutt |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/commonwealth-games-2014/india-at-glasgow/cwg-badminton-bronze-a-lifetime-achievement-gurusaidutt/articleshow/39615392.cms |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
  2. Sumit Antil won the gold medal in men's javelin throw F64 category at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.{{Cite web|author=Biju Babu Cyriac|date=26 Mar 2021|title=Sumit Antil betters javelin world record at National Para Athletics Championships {{!}} More sports News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/sumit-antil-betters-javelin-world-record-at-national-para-athletics-championships/articleshow/81712825.cms|access-date=2021-08-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
  3. Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad was India's lone representative in swimming at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.{{Cite web |date= |title=India gets its first ever Paralympics swimmer Sharath Gayakwad - India News - IBNLive |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-gets-its-first-ever-paralympics-swimmer/256103-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514104111/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-gets-its-first-ever-paralympics-swimmer/256103-3.html |archive-date=2012-05-14 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=ibnlive.in.com}}
  4. Heptathlete Swapna Barman won gold at the 2018 Asian Games and placed first in the Heptathlon at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.{{Cite news|url=http://www.companycsr.com/swapna-barman-receives-gsi-sports-scholarship/|title=Swapna Barman Receives GSI Sports Scholarship - Company CSR {{!}} Largest CSR News Network - Social Responsibilities Give Better World|date=25 January 2016|work=Company CSR|access-date=7 June 2019}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.gosportsfoundation.in/ GoSports Foundation Website ]

Category:Sports organisations of India

Category:Non-profit organisations based in India

Category:Sports foundations

Category:Recipients of the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar