INSPIRATION ACADEMY

Project Proposal

Proposed Opening Date September 2018

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION
Sports as a powerful vehicle to transform the lives and instil social change .......

INSPIRATION ACADEMY PROJECT SUMMARY

Inspiration Academy Project is a project that focuses on giving every child with a sporting
talent in Bangladesh an opportunity to get involved in sports and realise the sporting potential.
Inspiration Academy Project incorporates establishment of a multi-functional sports complex
with dormitories for students and provision of free Olympic and Paralympic sports training
programmes delivered alongside academic learning to children in the 6 - 14 years age group.

Bangladesh and access to sports

Sports for minority groups
How the project will benefit Bangladesh, the city of Dhaka and the community

VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

Vision
Empowering the children of Bangladesh and transforming their lives through provision of access
to sports participation
Mission
Provide an opportunity for both able-bodied and disabled children of Bangladesh to develop
their sporting talents and become the next Olympic and Paralympic champions.

Objectives

Provide accessible sports education to children of all genders, abilities and social
backgrounds

Promote sports participation and active healthy lifestyle choices

Alleviate poverty and transform the lives of children of all backgrounds

Promote gender equity and empowerment of girls through participation in sports

Encourage greater social inclusion for children with disabilities through

involvement in sports

Inspire more Bangladeshis to take up sports professionally to compete in

Olympic and Paralympic Games and other International World Sports Events

Advance global recognition of Bangladesh in sports

INSPIRATION ACADEMY PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Inspiration Academy Project has been initiated by Sports International (SI), a sports
organisation founded in the UK which aims to promote sports participation and active healthy
lifestyle among people of all ages and abilities around the world. Through organisation of largescale international sports events, Sports International seeks to alleviate poverty levels in
developing countries through boosting the economy of the host states via increase in sports
tourism and sports investment.
Initiated in 2012, Sports International started its first sports project in the developing country
Bangladesh. The first in Bangladeshs history annual international running events, titled The Big
Bangla Run, were staged to increase sports participation among Bangladeshis and promote
involvement of girls and women in sports. The Big Bangla Run staged 10k and Half Marathon
running events in Bangladeshs capital Dhaka and the tourists-favoured Coxs Bazar. The race
events became increasingly popular among Bangladeshis and international participants and
were praised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Bangladesh Olympic
Association and Bangladesh Athletic Federation for contribution to raising awareness for
active healthy lifestyle, significant impact on sports participation and increase in international
tourism levels in Bangladesh.
Through organisation of The Big Bangla Run events in Bangladesh, Sports International (SI)
witnessed the staggering lack of opportunities for underprivileged and disabled young children
of Bangladesh to engage in sports.
Sports International is set to establish Inspiration Academy to make sports participation and
training accessible to all children in Bangladesh irrespective of their gender, social backgrounds,
abilities or disabilities.
Inspiration Academy Project aims to introduce free sports programmes to children with
sporting talents and free adapted sports training to children with disabilities.
The ethos of Inspiration Academy Project is to transform the lives of many children in
Bangladesh through participation and achievements in sports. By inspiring many young
Bangladeshis to take up sports participation on an athletic level, the project seeks to break the
vicious cycle of poverty prevalent in Bangladesh. Many student-athletes coming from various
social backgrounds will be selected at competition events and auditions and will train under the
supervision of the worlds best European coaches to become the future Olympic and Paralympic
Champions.
At the latest summer Olympic Games 2012 Bangladesh was represented only in 5 sports
(archery, athletics, gymnastics, shooting and swimming). The comprehensive sports training

projected to be delivered at the Academy will comprise of 9 Olympic sports programmes and will
include 6 Paralympic programmes which have never been available before in Bangladesh.
In the history of Paralympic Games Bangladesh has only been represented by two parathletes
in athletics in 2004 and 2008.
Inspiration Academy is set to produce Olympic and Paralympic Champions to represent
Bangladesh in additional cycling, rowing, football, basketball and tennis events.
The achievements of the student-athletes graduates of the Academy at the World
Championship Events and Tournaments will help to raise the worldwide profile of Bangladesh
on the arena of sports at the regional and international level.

INSPIRATION ACADEMY

Proposed Opening Date

2017

Proposed First Year Intake

200 students

Inspiration Academy is proposed to become the first sports academy in Bangladesh to offer
accessible specialised sports training for both able-bodied and disabled children.
The aim of the Academy is to give every child with a sporting talent in Bangladesh the
opportunity to explore and realise the sporting talent and become the next Olympic or
Paralympic champion.
Inspiration Academy will offer sports training with integrated academic education to children in
the age group of 617 years old.
The students of the Academy will be selected through a comprehensive Sporting Talent
Identification Programme which will comprise of selection through organised sports competition
events in schools and madrasahs and auditions held for street and disadvantaged children
across various divisions and remote rural areas of Bangladesh.
Selected athlete students will receive a scholarship with Inspiration Academy which will cover
sports training and academic education, accommodation, food, sports and academy uniforms as
well as other necessary materials during their training at the Academy.

BANGLADESH SPORTS ACADEMY SPORTS TRAINING

Sports training at Bangladesh Sports Academy will be offered across 9 Olympic and 6
Paralympic sports programmes to children of 6 14 years old.
Olympic Games Programmes

Paralympic Games Programmes

Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Cycling
Football
Gymnastics
Rowing
Shooting
Tennis

Archery
IPC Athletics
Rowing
IPC shooting
IPC swimming
Wheelchair basketball

The sports training will be delivered by some of the best international coaches and sport
specialists from Europe and USA, using advanced methodology in elite athlete training.
Most of the programmes will have a low athlete-to-coach ratio (5 youth athletes to 1 coach in
individual sports) to ensure the young athletes receive personalised training and enhance their
performance in selected sports.
The athletic training will be provided alongside personal development education. Expert sports
psychologists will work with athlete students to develop such requisite for the
sportsman/sportswoman characteristics as focus, motivation, determination, perseverance,
confidence, leadership and life skills to ensure the students are ready to face the rigours of
professional sports training and achieve their sports goals.
The Academys comprehensive sports programme will also include physiology, biomechanics,
physiotherapy and advanced nutrition programmes.
The sports training at Bangladesh Sports Academy are proposed to be offered in a newlyconstructed multi-sport complex which will comprise of indoor and outdoor football pitches, 2
tennis grounds, a velodrome, a swimming pool, an 8-lane track for athletics, a basketball hall, a
gym and studios for gymnastics, archery and shooting.

SELECTION AND SPORTING TALENT IDENTIFICATION

Bangladesh Sports Academy Sporting Talent Identification will be implemented through
organised sports competition events in primary schools and madrasahs in Bangladesh.
Children displaying athletic sporting potential will be selected by Bangladesh Sports Academy
coaches and Talent Identification Coordinators.
To maximise the screening of the sports talent among the youth, the Academy will raise
awareness of its Sporting Talents Identification Events and will hold auditions across
various divisions and remote rural areas of Bangladesh to select children with athletic abilities
among street and underprivileged children and children with disabilities.
The selected boys and girls will receive a student scholarship with Bangladesh Sports
Academy which will cover free sports training and academic education, accommodation, food,
sports, academy uniforms and materials during their training at the Academy.

BANGLADESH SPORTS ACADEMY PROJECT LEGACY

Bangladesh Sports Academy Project is set to bring a lasting legacy to the transformation of
the lives of many children in Bangladesh.

POVERTY REDUCTION
Free sports programmes combined with academic learning at Bangladesh Sports Academy
will give an opportunity for many young children in Bangladesh to break the vicious cycle of
poverty and change their lives through participation and achievements in sports.

SOCIAL CHANGE
Gender equality and empowerment of girls and women through participation in sports
Sports participation among girls and women in Bangladesh can be very limited. Bangladesh
Sports Academy Project endeavours to challenge gender-based attitudes and stereotypes and
through establishing awareness of female achievements in sports empower the female
population of Bangladesh.
Inclusion of disabled persons in the society
Children with disabilities in Bangladesh are excluded from full participation in the society. The
aim of Bangladesh Sports Academy Project is to challenge the notion of disability and
eradicate the stigma associated with physical or mental disability by changing the general
attitudes established towards the disabled persons and by raising attention to their capabilities
and showcasing their achievements.

SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND WELLBEING

Bangladesh Sports Academy Project is set to create an increased awareness of the
importance of physical education for children for a healthy life and wellbeing.

GLOBAL RECOGNITION OF BANGLADESH IN SPORTS

The athletes and parathletes who will graduate from Bangladesh Sports Academy will be
selected to represent Bangladesh in Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as other World
Championship Tournaments and Sports Events.
The achievements of athletic and parathletic champions will help to raise the profile of
Bangladesh in sports regionally and internationally.

BANGLADESH SPORTS ACADEMY MULTI-SPORTS COMPLEX LEGACY

The numerous sports facilities at the multi-functional sports complex of Bangladesh Sports
Academy are planned to be used by the community of young children of Bangladesh during
holidays and breaks at the Academy.
To widen access to sports participation and open up opportunities to get involved in sports, the
Academy projects to hold two-week training sessions led by its head coaches of the Olympic
and Paralympic sports programmes.
The sports training sessions organised twice a year are aimed to acquaint the disadvantaged
children of Bangladesh with the world of sports and inspire them to make achievements in
sports.
The sports complex of Bangladesh Sports Academy is also projected to be used for holding
world sports competition events and tournaments.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT

SPORTS INTERNATIONAL

FUNDING

INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
Charity organisations
The government of Bangladesh (social development)

BUDGETING

COSTS AND RISKS

PROJECT SCHEDULE

CONTACT INFORMATION
SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
Bow House
153-159 Bow Road
London
E3 2SE
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.inspirationacademybd.org