There are 50 days to go for the third edition of the Trailblazers Conclave. And to think that India’s best athletes, able bodied and para, men and women, will all come together under one roof in Kolkata yet again has a sense of the unreal attached to it. And yet, it is true. From our 18-year-old world champion D Gukesh to the just-retired legend Ravichandran Ashwin, and India’s captain fantastic Harmanpreet Singh to the legendary Mary Kom and the lady on the comeback trail, Nikhat Zareen – the very best are all coming together for two-and-a-half days in March.
Joining the newsmakers are titans like Abhinav Bindra, Pullela Gopichand, Viswanathan Anand, PR Sreejesh and Mahesh Bhupathi, which means the conclave will see a galaxy of Indian sporting legends together under one umbrella. And in Kolkata, you can’t not have Sourav and Saurav – Ganguly and Ghosal. With the Champions Trophy on at the time, Ganguly – who lifted it jointly with Sri Lanka in 2002 – could just be the one we desperately want to listen to.
Day three, March 8, is understandably about women and women’s empowerment. You name them, and we will have them in Kolkata. From Mary Kom and Rani Rampal to Anju Bobby George, Nikhat and Tania Sachdev, there will be a stellar cast of women athletes interacting with each other.
That’s just able-bodied sport. We will have the very best of Paralympic talent discussing what was our best Paralympics by a mile. From Yogesh Kathunia, Navdeep Singh, Manasi Joshi, Mona Agarwal, Rubina Francis and the peerless Suhas Yathiraj, we are determined to celebrate athletic achievement in its entirety.
For the football fans, there is a special segment on Mohun Bagan versus East Bengal and how the derby can be marketed better.
The one session I am particularly keen on is the one on Indian chess. With a revolution on in the sport, it is but obvious that we will celebrate it. And no one better than the man who made it all possible – Anand. He will be joined by Dibyendu Barua and Tania, not to forget the show-stopping Gukesh.
Finally, it is extremely important to have administrators, policy makers and corporates all in a dialogue with each other on the future of Indian sport. From federation presidents like Adille Sumariwalla, Kalikesh Singh Deo and Dilip Tirkey to corporate leaders like TV Narendran, Chanakya Chaudhary, Rahul Todi and Sanjiv Navangul, the conclave will offer a forum for practitioners and policy makers to exchange ideas and create a template for the future of Indian sport.
Presented by Tata Steel and powered by Thums Up, Limca Glucocharge, HSBC Bank, BSV, Shrachi Sports, Wow Momo, Sangbad Pratidin (media partner), further supported by Aktivo Labs (Health Tech partner), House of Pataudi (fashion partner), Fanatic Sports (Sports Tourism partner), Getafix (real estate partner), Lalbaba Rice, Globe (travel partner), T-10 sports (sportswear partner) and others, Tata Steel Trailblazers 3.0 will be the go-to destination for every sports fan in India between March 6 and 8, 2025.
For those who can’t make it, the entire conclave will be livestreamed on RevSportz platforms, and every update will be made available on our social media handles.
More on the conclave in the days to come.
Also Read: How the partnership with Tata Steel will make the Trailblazers Conclave bigger and better in 2025
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