Tamil Nadu was on Tuesday named ‘Greatest State Selling Sports activities Improvement’ on the Confederation of Indian Trade (CII) Sports activities Enterprise Awards 2025.
The ceremony recognised excellence, innovation, and management throughout India’s sports activities business. It celebrated people and organisations shaping the nation’s sports activities enterprise panorama.
The tenth version of the CII Scorecard 2025 preceded the awards ceremony.
Convened in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities (MYAS) and aligned with the Ministry of Electronics and Info Expertise (MeitY)’s India–AI Impression Summit 2026, the convention introduced collectively main voices from the federal government, business stakeholders, sports activities federations, know-how innovators, and athlete help organisations.
Themed ‘One Nation, One Sport Imaginative and prescient: Governance, Innovation, and Inclusion,’ the convention charted a future roadmap for India’s sporting ecosystem forward of the nation’s ambitions for the 2030 Commonwealth Video games and the 2036 Olympic Video games.
“India’s sporting expertise is phenomenal. Inside a single 12 months, a baby no one has heard of can rise to the highest and turn out to be a task mannequin, inspiring hundreds extra to choose up a sport and dream greater,” stated Hari Ranjan Rao, Secretary (Sports activities), MYAS, addressing the inaugural session.
The Main Award class winners on the CII Sports activities Enterprise Awards 2025 had been:
• Sports activities Franchise of the 12 months: Haryana Steelers
• Greatest Sports activities Stadium/Enviornment of the 12 months: KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Info Expertise)
• Sports activities Model of the 12 months: Shiv Naresh
• Grassroots Sports activities Initiative of the 12 months: Challenge Nanhi Kali by Ok.C Mahindra Schooling Belief & Naandi Basis
• CII Jury Particular Point out (Grassroots Sports activities Initiative of the 12 months): Oscar Basis & Brahmaputra Volleyball League
• College Sports activities Program/Course of the 12 months: Jio Institute
• CII Jury Particular Point out (College Sports activities Program/Course of the 12 months): Institute of Sports activities Science & Expertise, Pune
• College Sports activities Program of the 12 months: The Sports activities College, Bengaluru
• Athlete Entrepreneur of the 12 months: Sheru Angrish, Founder, Sheru Basic
• Sports activities Entrepreneur of the 12 months: Siddhant Agarwal, Founder, Sportvot
The Recognition class winners had been:
• Sports activities Enterprise Chief of the 12 months (Male): Manoj Badale, Lead Proprietor, Rajasthan Royals
• Sports activities Enterprise Chief of the 12 months (Feminine): Preeti Jhangiani, Founder, Professional Panja League
• The Legacy of Excellence in Sports activities Patronage Award: Tata Metal & Indian Oil Company Restricted
• Greatest State Selling Sports activities Improvement: Sports activities Improvement Authority of Tamil Nadu
• Sports activities Federation of the 12 months: Paralympic Committee of India
• Greatest Organisation Supporting Para Sports activities: GoSports Basis
• CII Jury Particular Point out (Greatest Organisation Supporting Para Sports activities): Samarth by Hyundai
Printed on Dec 09, 2025
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