The athletes of the city will have an opportunity to brush up their skills and enhance themselves for international level championships. Adani Group announced its long-term initiative to discover and nurture world-class athletes for India. Garv Hai, named after the group’s pilot project built around the Rio Olympics 2016, is a nationwide programme that aims to reach out and empower stakeholders in the sports fraternity.
The registration for the camp are being carried out in the State. It is to be noted that the registrations will continue till July 15.
Started from May 15 Garv Hai has started receiving applications from athletes, coaches, sports academies, etc. across multiple sports. The massive exercise spanning across 29 states, 100 cities and catering to up to 5000 entries aims to handpick 15+ potential athletes with the passion to make it big. Till date, this initiative has received more than 3000 entries.
“India is witnessing an unprecedented upsurge in sports sentiments. While the government has rolled out several new opportunities for potential sportspersons, as a responsible corporate we feel it is our national duty to extend our arms and bolster the changing narrative. With Garv Hai, we want to stand by budding sport stars, become a part of their journey and celebrate their glory. Aligned with the Adani Group’s core philosophy of nation building and Growth with Goodness we have strategic plans to explore new opportunities in the sports sector,” said Pranav Adani, Director, Adani Enterprises Ltd.
Garv Hai opens a massive opportunity for sportspersons aged above 14 years, planning a career in individual sports. Aspirants however, would undergo a stringent process including a grading system based on previous achievements followed by qualitative and quantitative feedback by Anglian Medal Hunt, which is a sports management agency which specializes in conducting grassroots talent scouting programmes. Anglian Medal Hunt targets bringing glory to India on international sporting platform. The selected candidates would get significant training aid to pursue their dream. The long-term incubation programmeaims to groom two set of athletes, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 / 2022 Asian and Commonwealth Games probable and junior athletes for the future.
The list of sports to be supported includes archery, athletics, boxing, shooting and wrestling.