Sports Tech Start Up Conclave’ by IIT Madras. A start up event on Sport will be organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Center of Excellence in Sports Science and Analytics (CESSA) in New Delhi on July 12 and 13, 2024.
This start up conclave is a commitment of the institute to promote sports start-ups in India and its plans to technologically support the government in facilitating hosting Olympics 2036. Through the conclave, the institute also aims to focus on supporting indigenization in the sports goods manufacturing firms.
The conclave will witness the launch of far-reaching programs that are in line with the Government of India’s vision for sports development in the Nation and also just ahead of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, scheduled to commence on July 26, 2024, informed IIT Madras.
Prof Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, and Head of CESSA, IIT Madras said that sports tech is a nascent industry in India. It is important for us to grow tech start-ups in this space for our sportspeople to gain recognition on the global stage inviting start-ups from across India to take part in the conclave.