Sports For Development
Impact at a Glance
- Nurturing a passion for sports at the grassroots
- Creating platforms for scouting and developing sporting talent through leagues and competitions
- Providing world-class coaching and sports science support
- Providing quality infrastructure
- Enabling female athletes’ participation and success
What’s New
Nurturing India’s sporting ecosystem
At Reliance Foundation, we believe in the transformative power of sports.
At the heart of Sports for Development initiatives, the goal is to cultivate lifelong learning, build character, and foster leadership skills among India's youth — the architects of our nation's future.
For the holistic development of a child’s personality, there is only one well-proven formula: Just let them play – a sport, any sport. Sport is a great teacher. It is a magical equaliser!
We are committed to building a fitter, more active India. Over the past decade, our comprehensive sporting interventions have positively impacted the lives of over 22.9 million children and youngsters.
Reliance Foundation aims to work with like-minded public and private stakeholders of sport to develop a world-class sporting ecosystem in India with the ultimate aim of helping Indian athletes excel at the highest levels of global sport.
Our Focus Areas:
- Developing Football - Our initiatives aim to elevate Indian football by increasing participation and enhancing the pipeline of Indian football talent for the national team and professional clubs. Our initiatives impact the lives of athletes across their journey, starting as young as five to when they become elite footballers. We look to impact the ecosystem, supporting coaches, referees and infrastructure development
- Growing the School/College sports ecosystem – We aim to build a strong foundation for India’s sporting future by promoting sports in educational institutions. This includes inter-institutional competitions, athlete scholarships, infrastructure grants, and PE teacher training.
- Growing the Olympic Movement - Growing the Olympic Movement – In this area, we aim to increase India’s medal account at international competitions in multiple Olympic sports. We provide scholarships to athletes in 10+ Olympic sports providing world-class support in multiple areas including sports science and medicine, technology, coaching, exposure, equipment, education among others. In addition, we are focused on the long-term growth of Olympic sports through partnerships with international, national, and state sports organisations.
- Growing the Olympic Movement
- School and College ecosystem
- Developing The Football Ecosystem
