JSW Sports Announces Launch of Grassroot Program for Swimming in Odisha

JSW Sports in collaboration with the Odisha Sports, on Monday, announced the launch of a comprehensive Grassroot Swimming Program, which will commence from April 1.

The JSW Sports Grassroots Swimming Program will be rolled out in eight locations — Bhubaneshwar, Sambalpur, Balangir, Boudh, Sonepur, Angul, Ganjam and Mayurbhanj.

Twenty coaches including two regional heads have been selected by JSW Sports for these eight locations. Earlier, JSW Sports also conducted a four-day intensive coaching program which concluded on Monday, 15 March 2021 at KIIT University.  The coaches’ course facilitated by Swimming Matters was conducted by Olympian and AUSTSWIM Presenter Nisha Millet who represented India at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

“This is a very comprehensive program designed by the experts from JSW Sports. I wish these coaches good luck and we are confident, with a robust grassroots initiative, the state of Odisha will be able to produce champion swimmers in the coming years,” stated Vineel Krishna, Special Secretary, Odisha Sports.