New Delhi: A plethora of current and former athletes including Tokyo Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra, India’s first individual Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, 2003 World Championship bronze winner Anju Bobby George, are among the top names in the list of experts deliberating on how to integrate sports science to enhance performance at the inaugural Bharat Sports Science Conclave to be held on Wednesday here.
Olympics Bronze Medallist Yogeshwar Dutt and Indian Cricketer Deepak Chahar and top sports science experts like South African Athlete Performance Specialist Wayne Lombard and President of Indian Rugby Football Union Rahul Bose are some of the other names in the list.
The one-day conclave is being organised by TransStadia University, the education arm of TransStadia Education and Research Foundation in association with National Centre of Sports Science and Research (NCSSR), a unit of Sports Authority of India and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is aimed at supporting high-level research in high performance and sports training for Indian Sports and athletes.
Focused on making India a sporting powerhouse based on the objectives and goal settings of Vision Olympics 2036, the conclave will witness these elite sports minds delve deep into the subjects with the likes of Chopra and Chahar joining virtually to give athlete perspective on high performance, their needs and requirements.