Axis Bank and GoSports Foundation Launch Sports Science Institute in Bengaluru

Axis Bank has partnered with the GoSports Foundation to establish the Axis Bank-GoSports Foundation The Performance Institute (AGTPI) in Bengaluru. Located at the Centre for Sports Excellence, this initiative aims to bolster India’s high-performance sporting ecosystem through sports science, research, and data-driven analytics. The project represents a strategic shift toward indigenous, evidence-based training methods to improve athlete performance and talent identification across the country.

Axis Bank and GoSports Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch the Axis Bank-GoSports Foundation The Performance Institute (AGTPI), a first-of-its-kind facility in India. Based at the Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru, the institute is designed to advance sports medicine, athlete development, and performance analysis. Axis Bank will serve as the founding partner, providing support through its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, while GoSports Foundation will manage the administration, program execution, and strategic collaborations.

The institute’s operations are structured around three core pillars: People, Analytics, and Research. The People pillar focuses on professional development, offering training programs, fellowships, and mentorships to build a robust workforce of sports science practitioners for federations and academies. The Analytics pillar will feature a dedicated testing facility for biomechanics analysis, recovery monitoring, and injury-risk assessment. Crucially, this division aims to develop India-specific athlete performance databases across various demographics to move away from reliance on international benchmarks.

The Research pillar will foster collaborations with universities and industry partners to generate indigenous knowledge tailored to the physiological and environmental conditions of Indian athletes. This initiative addresses a critical gap in the national sports ecosystem, where elite performance has historically lacked localized scientific support systems. By integrating institutional funding with scientific expertise, the AGTPI aims to create a sustainable framework for sporting excellence that supports athletes from grassroots development to the international stage.