The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) launched its athlete support programme, ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ (SOT), with an aim to identify and support India’s future sporting talent in diverse set non-mainstream sports such as Sailing, Squash, Tennis, Swimming and Golf to name a few.

The event was held at a private hotel in Mumbai recently.

Dream11 Foundation, the primary contributor to this programme, has pledged Rs.3 crore to support IFSG’s cause.
Pranavi S. Urs, a 15-year-old Golfer from Mysuru, was one of the 13 chosen athletes.

Pranavi started playing golf at a young age of six and by the time she turned 14 she got into the National squad.

Pranavi was felicitated and presented the certificate of ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ by Mary Kom, six-time World Amateur Boxing Champion and Padma Bhushan Awardee, Prof. Ratnakar Shetty, ex-Chief Administration Officer, BCCI and Advisor, IFSG and Harsh Jain, Director, Dream11 Foundation.

Through a rigorous selection process led by GoSports, the ‘Implementation Partner’ of this initiative, 13 talented athletes have been selected from amongst 168 entries to be a part of IFSG’s Stars of Tomorrow programme.

This is a long-term athlete development programme where they will be offered critical support towards the fulfilment of their sporting goals.

Launching the ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ programme, John Loffhagen, President, IFSG, said that IFSG was inspired by the Indian Sports Ministry’s efforts in building India as a great sporting nation and wanted to facilitate and contribute towards the cause.