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'''Inspire Institute of Sport''' (IIS) is India's first privately funded high performance training centre for athletes. Founded by the [[JSW Group]], the facility is spread over 42 acres in Vijayanagar, [[Bellary district]], [[Karnataka]]. The institute provides full scholarships to athletes scouted from across the country in [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], [[boxing]], [[judo]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[wrestling]].<ref>{{cite news |title=JSW Group launches Inspire Institute of Sport Vijayanagar |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jsw-group-launches-inspire-institute-of-sport-vijayanagar-118081500550_1.html |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=Business Standard |date=15 August 2018}}</ref>

According to [[Parth Jindal]], the founder of IIS, the inspiration for starting the institute came from [[Abhinav Bindra]]'s gold-medal win at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. The construction of the institute began in 2014 in a hillock area in Vijayanagar, about 30 km away from [[Hampi]] and adjacent to JSW Group's Vidyanagar township. The construction of a 42000 sq. ft sports combat hall, a 16,000 sq. ft strength and conditioning centre and hostels was completed in April 2017, while the athletics track and a sports medicine centre was completed in 2018. An aquatics centre is expected to be prepared by 2019.<ref name=sportstar>{{cite news |last1=Rodricks |first1=Neil |title=IIS: A Vijaynagar kingdom of sports |url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/magazine/inspire-institute-of-sport-a-vijaynagar-kingdom-of-sports/article24760665.ece |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=Sportstarlive |date=23 August 2018}}</ref> The centre will also be the base for JSW Sports-owned [[Bengaluru FC]]'s youth teams.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prasad |first1=Vishnu |title=Inspire Institute of Sport: An inspiring academy to mould future superstars |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2018/aug/16/inspire-institute-of-sport-an-inspiring-academy-to-mould-future-superstars-1858480.html |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> The entire facility reportedly cost {{INR}}100 crore.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramdev |first1=Darshana |title=Vision 2020: Parth Jindal sets sights on Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/250818/vision-2020-parth-jindal-sets-sights-on-tokyo-olympics.html |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=25 August 2018}}</ref>

IIS is recognized by [[Sports Authority of India]] as a Khelo India-accredited development centre for boxing and wrestling. The athletics track has been approved by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] while the aquatics centre will have the approval of [[FINA]].<ref name=sportstar/>

IIS was inaugurated on 15 August 2018, on the occasion of India's 72nd [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]]. The facility, however, had been under use for over a year before the inauguration; among the athletes who have undergone training and rehab at IIS include [[2018 Asian Games]] gold medalists [[Neeraj Chopra]] and [[Vinesh Phogat]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Suprita |title=Creating a blueprint for sporting success |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/i3gL42dyQWeaVQ8lzkpzcN/Creating-a-blueprint-for-sporting-success.html |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=Livemint |date=24 August 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.inspireinstituteofsport.com/ Official website]

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[[Category:Sports academies]]
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