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Pushing the



              boundaries


              of sport



                                                                    Amlan Borgohain – the
                                                                    footballer who became

              High-performance                                      a record-breaking sprinter

              training for elite athletes                           Amlan Borgain wanted to become a football forward


                                                                    like his idol, Sunil Chhetri. As a naturally gifted
              This year, Reliance Foundation supported 13 elite     sportsman, he would also participate in athletics
              athletes. This support included assistance in sports   tournaments. One such tournament that changed
              science and medicine to the athletes and to the       his life.
              Athletics National Camps through the Athletics
              Federation of India. Reliance Foundation-supported    Amlan’s attention-grabbing run at the RFYS
              athletes bagged 12 international medals and 29        Athletics Tournament 2020 led him to the Reliance
              national medals in athletics, archery, badminton      Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance
              and weightlifting.                                    Centre. Head Coach James Hillier put him on an
                                                                    intensive training programme to improve his fitness
              In partnership with the Athletics Federation of India,    and build speed. Amlan received cutting-edge
              six Reliance Foundation physiotherapists were         support in nutrition, psychology, weight training,
              deployed at the Athletics National Camp and two       flexibility, recovery and conditioning. His improving
              Reliance Foundation physiotherapists accompanied      performances would pave the way for record-
              the Indian contingent to Tokyo Olympics. Twenty       breaking runs.
              one Indian Olympic athletes benefited from the
              support provided.                                     A year later, the transformation was visible at the
                                                                    National Open Athletics Championships 2021
              50 athletes were trained at the Reliance Foundation   in Warangal. Amlan won the 200m gold with a
              Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre. Several     personal best of 20.75 seconds, breaking a 14-year
              HPC athletes recorded personal best timings in the    meet record and was the fifth-fastest time recorded
              Performance Graded Race competitions (sprint and      by an Indian. In the same competition, he added to
              middle distance) that were organised. A three-month   his tally a silver in the 100m, recording a personal
              high-altitude endurance camp was organised at         best of 10.34 seconds, which he would go on to
              Coonoor to take training to the next level. The HPC also   improve. Having trained at the Odisha HPC, Amlan’s
              conducted Elite Series workshops for athletics coaches   career is on the upswing and he has now set his
              across India.                                         sights on the Asian Games 2023.













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