How To Balance Sports And Academics

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  Introduction02:10  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  --For more information, please visit the following websites. Get Kids To Play (Book)https://amzn.in/d/5vGci1oAbout IIT Madras (Centre for Excellence in Sports Science and Sports Analytics)https://cessa.iitm.ac.in/