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Play First, Medals Later
What does it take to turn a childhood spent running barefoot around a stadium track into a lifelong mission for grassroots sport? Join Vijay and Saumil on the Get Kids to Play podcast as Arjuna Award winner and former Olympic sprinter Ashwini Nachappa opens up about her early days in Bangalore athletics, the golden era of school sport, and what it takes — from Khelo India to a marathon in Coorg — to keep rural India's talent from slipping through the cracks. 0:00 – Introduction 1:10 – Barefoot running at Kanteerava Stadium 4:12 – The golden era of Bangalore school sport 8:04 – From athlete to administrator: how things have changed for young athletes 11:09 – Khelo India and rural India's untapped potential 12:18 – Inside the Coorg academy: wins and dropout challenges 14:31 – Building a sporting culture from scratch in Coorg 16:01 – The Coorg Marathon: from 600 to 3,500 runners 17:17 – Participation vs. competition 20:04 – Rethinking sport as health and education, not a gamble 23:20 – Closing advice for parents, schools, and stakeholders About Ashwini Nachappa https://kalschool.edu.in/leaders.php About Get Kids to Play https://sportzvillage.com/get-kids-to-play/
