In the first stage, 30 recruits in each of the four sports of wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, and athletics will be sought out
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There has been good news for the nation’s young female athletes. The formation of the Girls Sports Company (GSC) to enlist young athletes has received approval from the Indian Army. It will follow in the footsteps of the Boys Sports Company (BSC), which was established by the Army Sports Institute (ASI) in 2005 to scout, recruit, and train young and talented athletes at its campus, which was established in 2001 in Pune. In addition to recruiting young girls in four disciplines, the ASI has already begun training female athletes. In the past, only the Indian women’s boxing team trained at the ASI before the Tokyo Olympics. Which was the only time female athletes had used the army facility for training.
The chief of Army staff (COAS) gave his approval to the proposal to establish the GSC in February. According to ASI commandant Colonel Devraj Gill, this is consistent with the recruitment of women into the Indian army. The BSC has produced some well-known athletes who have represented India at the Olympics and other high-profile competitions, such as weightlifters Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli, who won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Over the course of four years, 120 athletes will be added to the GSC. They will train in anticipation of the Olympics and other international competitions.
In the first stage, 30 recruits in each of the four sports of wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, and athletics will be sought out from athletes between the ages of 10 and 16. For the female athletes, ASI will also appoint female coaches, physiotherapists, and massage therapists, according to Col. Gill. Along with Sumi in athletics and two wrestlers, Bhateri and Priyanka, who have represented India internationally who are from Indian Army, ASI has already signed three boxers, Sakshi, Arundhati, and Jasmine. The three female boxers are presently receiving instruction from a Cuban-born foreign coach on the ASI campus.
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The 72-acre Army Sports Institute, an innovative training facility in the heart of Pune, is renowned for its top-notch facilities. A new residential facility being constructed on the campus by the prestigious institute will have space for 300 athletes and coaches. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) will pay for it. In the ASI Hall of Fame are boxers Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik, and Satish Kumar, as well as athletes Neeraj Chopra, Avinash Sable, Irfan KT, Jinson Johnson and Manu DP, whereas Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav in archery.
To tap into the vast talent pool of athletes serving in the Indian Army and young, talented boys in our nation (Boys Sports Company Scheme) under the “Mission Olympics Programme,” the Army Sports Institute was founded on July 1, 2001. Located in the center of Pune, it is the first sports academy in India. It is responsible for changing the country’s sporting culture. Weightlifting, archery, athletics, boxing, diving, and wrestling are the seven sports taught at this unique, multi-disciplinary sports institute. Coaches from abroad and in India with solid reputations for coaching as well as certified physical trainers provide the training. They are assisted by a group of experts in biomechanics, nutrition, sports psychology, sports physiology, and sports medicine. Modern training facilities, tools, lodging, settings, and a Sports Sciences Center are offered by ASI.
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