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  • SFA & TV9 kick off U-14 football talent hunt

    SFA & TV9 kick off U-14 football talent hunt

    Mumbai: Sports For All (SFA) has partnered with TV9 Network to support the ‘Indian Tigers and Tigresses’ campaign, a talent hunt for under-14 boys and girls. At the ongoing SFA Championships in Hyderabad, footballers can register for the campaign at a kiosk. The SFA Championships feature over 23,000 students from nearly 400 schools, running from 15 to 28 October, 2024.

    SFA chief revenue officer Darpan Kumar said, “We are excited to partner with TV9 and the ‘Indian Tigers and Tigresses’ at the SFA Championships in Hyderabad. This collaboration strengthens our mission to inspire young athletes and promote grassroots sports excellence across India, fostering the next generation of sporting talent.”

    TV9 Network MD & CEO Barun Das said, “The News9 ‘Indian Tigers & Tigresses’ initiative is a matter of great pride for us, as takes football in a whole new direction in India. We envision a future where Indian footballers are given opportunities to be in the global spotlight akin to any of the major footballing nations in the West. This is also one of the pillars that need to be leveraged in India’s ascendancy in the global head table. That starts by giving these players a level playing field, by making football a serious career option for these talented youngsters, and training them to be world-class players from a young age. This is not just about finding out what you are good at – it is about opening doors and lighting up thousands of dreams.”

    The ‘Indian Tigers and Tigresses’ campaign, launched in April 2024 through a partnership with football organisations such as DFB, Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, the International Football Institute, and others, aims to provide young football talent global exposure. The SFA Championships are part of SFA’s initiative to professionalise, organise, and monetise grassroots sports in India. The 2024-25 championships will be held in 10 cities, with 150,000 students from over 7,000 schools competing in 31 sports.

    All matches, including football, will be streamed live on Sfaplay.com.

  • SFA Championships’ edition six records historic athlete participation

    SFA Championships’ edition six records historic athlete participation

    Mumbai: The Mumbai edition of SFA Championships 2023-2024, is set to commence with the stellar participation of over 17,000 athletes, competing in more than 30 categories of sports. With over 800 schools having confirmed their participation, the battle for discovering the “number one school in sports” in the city, seems to get tougher and intense.

    Priyadarshini Park Sports Complex, Mumbai University, Kalina, Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai Police grounds, Mumbai Hockey Association, National Sports Club of India – will be the hosting venues for school athletes from 26 November to 7 December. The sixth edition of SFA Championships has received an overwhelming number of registrations from Mumbai. With 64 per cent participation coming from male athletes and 36 per cent female athletes, the top preferred sports registered for are football, athletics, basketball, swimming and chess, showcasing the multifaceted talent that exists among the youth.

    In this Mumbai edition of the SFA Championships, gymnastics, skating, and speedcubing will be introduced for the first time. Skating is expected to witness the participation of nearly 700 athletes, Speedcubing and Gymnastics will see the involvement of close to 200 participants (for each sport), marking a promising beginning for these sports in the Championships. The 2023-2024 Mumbai edition of SFA Championships has athletics, basketball, football,  swimming, and skating as top sports participated by female athletes, whereas football, athletics, basketball, chess and swimming as top sports in male participation.

    SFA Championships are India’s largest multi-sport school competitions, enabling an opportunity for youth to unleash their fullest potential through joyful and inspiring sporting experiences. These Championships are revolutionising the way school sports are experienced in India. The vision is to host 150 championships across 50 cities, in the next five years. Building a single unifying platform to discover talent at the click of a button, across multi-sports, is how SFA has envisioned to encourage two lakh athletes to play at the 10 SFA Championships across Indore, Jaipur, Uttarakhand (Dehradun), Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Nagpur, Delhi, and Ahmedabad, within a span of four months.

    The partnership of Sports For All (SFA) and Viacom18, will together make school sports accessible to millions of sports fans, across the country. Viacom18 will present the best action from the SFA Championships 2023-2024 starting 3 December on JioCinema, Sports18-2, and Sports18 Khel channels.

    Stay tuned to  www.sfaplay.com for all the match updates and school leaderboard. On Day 1, school athletes will be competing at Priyadarshini Park Sports Complex in athletics and tennis.

  • Sports For All (SFA) and Viacom18 partnership to bring SFA Championships 2023-2024 on digital and television

    Sports For All (SFA) and Viacom18 partnership to bring SFA Championships 2023-2024 on digital and television

    National, November 23, 2023: With the presentation of SFA Championships on JioCinema, Sports18- 2, and Sports18 Khel channels, school sporting competitions will now make their way to digital &  television. The partnership of Sports For All (SFA), India’s largest tech-enabled multi-sport grassroots  competition platform and Viacom18, will together make school sports accessible to millions of sports  fans, across the country.  

    Being home to the most prolific sporting action, Viacom18’s portfolio is curated to engage fans in fresh  ways and remove barriers to accessibility, affordability, and languages through digital. The partnership  will also further their effort to carve a domain for youth sports. The collaboration is an extension of  SFA’s own commitment to make sports accessible to all, especially at the school level. Bringing SFA  Championships, the flagship IP by SFA, on Television and OTT will assist in radically transforming the  school sporting ecosystem, in the country.  

    “The partnership with Sports For All (SFA) is our bid to make sporting action from the grassroots level  accessible by harnessing the power of digital,” said Viacom 18 Sports content head TV and digital  Siddharth Sharma. “We endeavour to continue spotlighting school-level talent by including SFA  Championships in our portfolio.”

    Viacom18 will present the best action from the SFA Championships 2023-2024 starting 3 December on JioCinema, Sports18-2, and Sports18 Khel channels. This calendar year, the city-based model of  SFA Championships is scheduled across Indore, Jaipur, Uttarakhand (Dehradun), Hyderabad, Pune,  Mumbai, Bangalore, Nagpur, Delhi, and Ahmedabad. With the broadcast of SFA Championships,  schools across the country will be able to recognise the sporting potential that their athletes can  further harness. Thus, showcasing the untapped talent from schools, competing in more than 30  sporting categories and picking the prestigious title of ‘number one school in sports’ in that city.  

    “Partnering with Viacom18 is indeed a historic moment, in bringing Indian school sports to the centre  stage. The country will now join in to witness the incredible potential of our young athletes”, shared SFA founders Vishwas Choksi and Rishikesh Joshi. “Our aim is to enthuse viewers to witness the  journey of future champions, through our broadcast content. The SFA Championships entail an  international sporting experience through equitable access to world class infrastructure, match videos,  analytics and insights for school athletes. Every episode will showcase the energy and sporting talent  of that city, their trials and tribulations and how every athlete contributes in identifying the ‘number  one school in sports’, for their city”.  

    SFA Championships are India’s largest multi-sport school competitions, enabling an opportunity for  youth to unleash their fullest potential through joyful and inspiring sporting experiences. These  Championships are revolutionising the way school sports are experienced in India. The vision is to host 150 championships across 50 cities, in the next five years. Building a single unifying platform to

    discover talent at the click of a button, across multi-sports, is how SFA has envisioned to encourage  two lakh athletes to play at the 10 SFA Championships within a span of four months, for the 2023-2024  season.