(An Approved Body of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India)
Special clothing and sports equipment designed to enhance protection, comfort, and performance. Sportech comprises technical textiles used in sports and leisure, broadly classified into three categories:
Performance-enhancing apparel such as moisture management, comfort, elastomeric, soil guard, and antimicrobial textiles – sports shirts, jerseys, athletic wear, and gloves.
Equipment designed for active sports — footballs, volleyballs, rugby balls, hockey sticks, golf clubs, etc.
Game paraphernalia such as astro-turfs, nets, rings, and other support gear providing ideal playing conditions.
It is predicted that expenditure on sports will grow with a CAGR of 8.9%, from US$ 1 billion in 2005 to US$ 6 billion in 2025.
Wool Research Association has been designated as Centre of Excellence for sports textiles and allied products as lead partner duly supported by consortium partners viz. Veermata Jeejabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai and M/s. Kusumgar Corporates, Mumbai...
Wool Research Association, Thane (WRA), is a Textile Research Association established in 1963 by the Woollen & Worsted industry, and is sanctioned with COE in Sportech promoted by the Ministry of Textiles under the Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT) scheme with Rs.24.5 crores. ...
Technology based start-up company promoted by a first time or new entrepreneur desirous of R&D partnership, with the objective of commercializing a novel technological idea, scaling up a lab proven concept & setting up a technology business enterprise may take advantage of I.C...
(To support the technical and financial sustainability of COE)