India needs an independent autonomous Safe Sport body Sport is a public good: it builds health, community and national pride. But passion without protection is dangerous. From catastrophic injuries on poorly maintained fields to repeated concussions in contact sports, from unregulated coaching practices to sexual and emotional abuse of young athletes, India’s sporting ecosystem is riddled with safety gaps. If we want sport to be a lifelong source of wellbeing rather than

Why Athlete Safeguarding Is the Load-Bearing Pillar of India's Sporting Ambition Executive Summary India has set itself the goal of becoming a top-tier sporting nation—bidding to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games and building, through Khelo India and allied schemes, a talent pipeline that reaches children as young as nine. That ambition rests on a strategic bet: that a wide base of young athletes, competing fairly and fearlessly, will compound into world-class perfor