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The GoSports Foundation Athletes’ Conclave was held on the 17th and 18th of July, 2013. A first-of-its-kind programme by the GoSports Foundation, the Athletes’ Conclave played host to over 80 athletes, representing more than 12 Olympic and Paralympic disciplines from all over India.
By Nandan Kamath Introduction The sports industry has seen some significant developments in the recent past, the most crucial among them being the advent of professionalism and the steady and gradual decline of amateurism. Although it will be incorrect to say that amateur athletes receive little or no monetary returns, sponsorships or scholarships, such accruals … Continue reading
By Fatema Merchant Introduction The shift of balance in favour of professionalism initiated and propelled by globalization gradually induced many countries to derecognize amateurism on account of the diminishing interest and participation in amateur sports. The US and UK are among the handful of nations which still recognize and encourage amateurism. Golf, which is a … Continue reading
By Vidya Narayanaswamy Introduction Amateur sport, by definition, involves participation for the joy of sport, without any monetary compensation. The ideal of amateurism in sport was intensely protected in the 19th century mostly by the elite sections of society who feared that professionalizing sport would weaken their monopoly over it. However, with the evolution of … Continue reading
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