Life at IISM_May 2022
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IISM had the privilege to host an interactive session between Mr. Arjuna Ranatunga 
and  our IISM students. Mr. Ranatunga is the cricketing legend who helped the Sri 
Lankan  cricket team bag the 1996 World Cup.
As a Sri Lankan captain, he infused his players with self-belief and was always at the 
front  to lead the team to victory, on and off the field. After retirement, he worked to 
ensure the  team continued to perform well in all domains, and hence took up numerous 
posts in the  Sri Lanka Cricket Administration.
A blog is written by our SYBSM student Mr. Ishaan Ranadive explaining the ins and 
outs of  the interactive session.
Read more about it here: - https://bit.ly/3wWcT3Q
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STUDENTS VOLUNTEERING AT
SPECIAL OLYMPICS BHARAT
Numerous students from IISM bagged an amazing opportunity where they 
volunteered to help the  participants at the Special Olympics Bharat. The event 
was held across several locations such as  Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Belapur, Navi 
Mumbai & Pune.
The students were assigned the task of assisting the medical officers and 
health co-ordinators. They  also guided the participants to the nearest health 
check-up points. The exposure to the event helped  students learn the 
fundamentals of team management and the training that goes into organizing  
and executing such an event.
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India is fast evolving as a sporting nation beyond the ones that it is known 
for over the years. Our  forays into track and field, archery, tennis, golf and 
many other lesser-known sports are quite  commendable. And fast growing 
alongside this – is Sports Management!
The plug-and-play model for Sports Management in India has can be 
somewhat standardized as  below: -
1.Talent Scout - Schools need to be incentivised to provide avenues for 
students to explore  their potential – dabble in multiple disciplines of the 
sport. A nationwide talent search – every 2  years or so – would further 
encourage to identify the right talent early on.
2.Training Infrastructure Management- Infrastructure needs to move closer to 
the talent –  or provide talent with viable access to state-of-the-art facilities 
to build the talent portfolio.
3.Event & Hospitality Management- Building the competitive edge requires 
creating avenues and  events around the sport –and creating greater 
awareness among spectators of the sport. This  would also open up avenues 
for sports hospitality management.
4.Coach/ Support Staff / Sponsor Management- Some sports such as 
Badminton, Cricket, Hockey,  chess etc have been well entrenched in India. It 
is the lesser-known sports that would need  greater attention as the 
potential and performance Gap among athletes would help prepare a  
pipeline for the years ahead.
To read the entire Blog, click the link below:
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RISING SPORTS STARS OF INDIA
IISM students breathe sports and are staunch sports enthusiasts. Our students come  
from various fields of expertise as well as are active sports players from club, 
state,  national and international level. Here are some of our students who are 
no less but Rising  Stars of India.
Arpita Joshi
| TENNIS  PLAYER
Ms. Arpita Joshi is our student who is an expert in  
playing Table Tennis and her talent and experience 
in  the game has helped her bag numerous 
medals  throughout her career. She has 
represented her district  Thane in state 
championship matches, and in 2013 she  got an 
incredible opportunity to represent her state,  
Maharashtra, at the national level.
Sarvesh Lokhande
| FOOTBALLER
Mr. Sarvesh Lokhande is a football player well-  
versed in Football & Silambham. Currently he is  
signed to Judean United SC which plays in 
MDFA  First Division and has helped the team 
bag medals  in several events. Over the 
years, he has  represented Football 7 
Association of Pune (F7AP)  U-18 Team & 
GOLAZO CF U-18 Team where he was  the 
Captain. Later he signed for SARA FA which  
participated in MDFA Super Division.
You can read about journey of our students on IISM's social media platforms. More stories 
to come.
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ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR STUDENTS
Ms. Priya Dhabalia
Ms. Priya Dhabalia studying in FYBSM secured first place 
in the  Women's Elite category of the Cyclathon Mumbai  
Championship 2022. The race was held in Bhandup on 
24th April  2022.
50 participants participated in the event and Ms. 
Dhabalia leG  them behind in winds while she 
pedalled her way to victory. She  completed the 
entire 20 kilometer race in a mere 31 minutes.
For her win, she was awarded a trophy, 
certificate and a cash  prize. She is now looking 
forward to participating in the State  
Championship event.
Ms. Saachi Gramopadhye
Our MSM-1 student Ms. Saachi Gramopadhye took 
part  in the PALKBAY SUP CHALLENGE held in the 
beautiful city  of Rameshwaram. She 
represented the quest academy  and she 
secured a Silver medal under the 2km Technical  
Stand up Paddle Race, Bronze medal in 200 mts Sprint  
Race, and a Bronze medal in 6km Distance Race.
It was a national event and she was among 
the ten female  participants who had enrolled 
for the event. By the  conclusion of the 
event, Ms. Gramopadhye was placed  3rd in 
the event.
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OUR STUDENTS AT WORK
Ms. Anwesha Chandra
SYBSM student Ms. Anwesha 
Chandra  bagged an amazing 
opportunity to  work as a 
Technical Officer for Lawn  
Tennis at the Khelo India 
University  Games 2021 held in 
Bangalore.
As a technical officer, she 
was in  control of calling out 
calls for 'Out' &  'Right balls.' 
Being the Technical  Officer 
she had to be unbiased and  
make the calls with utmost 
honesty  and sincerity, which 
she did to her  best.
Mr. Pravesh 
Mandawara
Mr. Pravesh Mandawara, our MSM-2 
student  was appointed as the Team 
Manager of  Indian Pickleball Team for 
Open Asian  Pickleball Tournament, held 
in Phuket,  Thailand. This was his first 
international  event as a 
management professional and this  
event will always be very close to 
his heart.
Mr. Mandawara met several global 
sports  management 
professionals, and had an  amazing 
experience learning from them. The  
event helped him evolve into a 
promising &  aspiring sports 
management professional.
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LIFE AT IISM
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Amit Gupte, COO
Mr. Karan Mange, Head- 
Marketing  Mr. Sandeep Dalvi, 
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International Institute of Sports Management (IISM) 
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Marol, Andheri East,
Maharashtra 400059, Maharashtra, India.
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