a larger talent pool is fed into the national circuit, and creates a pool of well-informed coaches in different parts of the country. Athlete achievements Some of the achievements of the athletes supported by GoSports Foundation: GSF had 5 athletes representing India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland: Sharath Gayakwad (Para-Swimming), Soumyajit Ghosh, Harmeet Desai (both Table tennis), Kidambi Srikanth and RMV Gurusaidutt (both Badminton), the latter winning the bronze medal in the Men's Singles category. Sumit Antil won the gold medal in men's javelin throw F64 category at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Swimmers Virdhawal Khade, Sandeep Sejwal (Beijing 2008) and Gagan Ullalmath (London 2012) represented India at the Olympic Games. Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad was India's lone representative in swimming at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Soumyajit Ghosh became India's youngest men's table tennis player to qualify for the Olympic Games. He represented India at the London 2012 Games. Badminton player Srikanth Kidambi became the first Indian to win a Grand Prix Gold event outside India when he won the Thailand Open in 2013. Golfer S. Chikkarangappa turned professional in 2013, and even went on to win a PGTI event in his rookie year. Heptathlete Swapna Barman won gold at the 2018 Asian Games and placed first in the Heptathlon at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. References External links GoSports Foundation Website Sports organisations of India Non-profit organisations based in India Sports charities Recipients of the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar