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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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