Top 5 sports academies in India that produce winners for the country

Here are Top sports academies in India, with international level facilities, that continue to produce winners for the country.

If you’ve seen the movie Dangal, you would have seen how national players come together at the various national sports academies to prepare for international competitions.

The various top level sports academies play a huge role in developing the overall game of an athlete to match international standards.

While there are several sports academies in India (mostly run by retired sportsmen & women), only a handful have the best sporting infrastructure and coaching facilities.

Here we take a look at the top Sports Academies in India that have international-level coaching facilities, and produce athletes & sports-persons of international repute, and who have made the country proud at major international competitions.

While some are funded by the government, some are managed by retired sportspersons (who were themselves international champions at some point).

Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala, Punjab

Its among Asia’s largest sports institute and often referred to as the “Mecca” of Indian Sports. Has top-class sports training facilities (gymnasium, swimming pool, indoor halls, cycling velodrome, squash courts, conditioning units, hockey turfs, athletic track (cinder & synthetic) & outdoor courts. Sauna Bath, Steam Bath and Hydrotherapy facilities are also available for players’ recovery.

Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad

Founded by All England Open badminton champion Pullela Gopichand, the badminton academy is located in Hyderabad. The academy has produced players like P V Sindhu, Srikanth Kidambi, Parupalli Kashyap, Saina Nehwal. The badminton training academy has eight courts, a swimming pool, weight training room, cafeteria and staying facility. The academy also serves as a venue for major tournaments.

Bhiwani Boxing Club, Bhiwani, Haryana

In case you didn’t know, Bhiwani is known as the Little Cuba of India because of the large concentration of boxers.
And Bhiwani Boxing Club is the most well-known boxing club in India. Several star boxers (Vijender Singh, Jitender Kumar, Akhil Kumar), who have represented India at major international competitions (including the Olympics) have come from this club.

GunForGlory Shooting Academy, Balewadi, Pune

Ace Indian shooters Gagan Narang and Pawan Singh started GunForGlory to identify and train potential medal winners for India in shooting. The academy is located in Balewadi, Pune. The shooting academy has foreign Coaches, physiotherapists, gun testing facility, utilization of SCATT, video analyzers, Equipment control & more.

MRF Pace Foundation, Chennai

This pace academy has produced several top fast bowlers for India. Young aspiring fast bowlers are trained by Dennis Lillee (former Australian fast bowler) in Chennai. Notable fast players who have trained at the institute include Javagal Srinath, Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, Venkatesh Prasad. Australian fast bowler McGrath has also served as the director of this pace foundation.