India is in an alarmingly inactive state and only 10% of adults in the country even play sports, reveals the State of Sports and Physical Activity (SAPA) report by Dalberg and Sports and Society Accelerator. The report, featured in the The Times Of India, underscores the massive physical, social, and economic gains an active country would bring and recommends strategic interventions across policy, infrastructure, and community programs. #HealthAndWellness #SportsForChange #SAPA
We're all set to unveil our work with Sports and Society Accelerator on the State of Sports and Physical Activity (#SAPA) in India tomorrow! Our research shows that more than 200m Indians lead ‘inactive’ lives but by investing in SAPA, we have the potential to turn this around leading to massive gains across society, such as boosting GDP by over 15 trillion INR annually. In her story across Page 1 and Page 4 in the TimesofIndia today, Namita Devidayal specifically points to the stark gender gap in SAPA, and the barriers women and girls face. Read here: https://lnkd.in/d_bkFSDq Thank you to our partners Nandan Kamath, Desh Gaurav Sekhri and Kanishka Bhattacharya; to Shilpa Kumar, Rohan Vyavaharkar and Ajit Isaac for supporting this study; and to our field research team at Convergent Surya AV and Prerna Kumar. The report incorporates valuable perspectives from Magic Bus India Foundation and other leading organizations in the sports and development sector such as Dani Sports Foundation Dasra Naandi Foundation Stepathlon Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. Many thanks to my Dalberg colleagues Gaurav Gupta, Krishna Venugopal, Shraddha Talwar, Petra Sonderegger, Shobhit Johri, Adityendra Suman, Divya Gersappa and Anindita Ghose for their contribution at various stages. To discuss India’s state of SAPA and the report in detail, I’ll be talking to Aditi Chauhan Dr. Aashish Contractor Dhanashri Brahme Nandan Kamath tomorrow at the official launch of the report in Mumbai. We look forward to sharing the report publicly soon.