Ever wonder if it’s possible to be a top-notch athlete and a brilliant student?
Can we dream of an Olympian coming from an IIT?
Join us for a truly inspiring chat on the Get Kids to Play podcast! This week, Vijay Krishnamurthy and Saumil Majmudar sit down with Professor Mahesh Panchagnula, the visionary head of IIT Madras's Centre for Excellence in Sports Science and Sports Analytics (CESSA)
00:00 Introduction
02:10 About IIT Madras (Centre for Excellence in Sports Science and Sports Analytics)
10:00 Student admissions through sporting excellence
17:00 How to balance academics and sports
23:50 Vision "Olympian IITian"
28:18 How to prevent athlete drop-out
31:15 Need for "Sports Sahi Hai" campaign
32:56 Closing
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Get Kids To Play (Book)
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About IIT Madras (Centre for Excellence in Sports Science and Sports Analytics)
https://cessa.iitm.ac.in/
