Inaugural edition of Korfball Premier League to begin in September
With a legacy spanning more than four decades, Korfball is entering a new era in India under the philosophy ‘Naya Khel, Nayi Soch’. The tagline captures the spirit of the Korfball Premier League, not because Korfball is new to India, but because the way India will experience it now. So far, Korfball has quietly built a strong sporting legacy in India. It has produced international medals, specifically earning bronze medals at the Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship (AOKC) in 2002 and 2006. The Indian youth teams (U-14, U-16, U-19) regularly participate and compete against other nations like China and Thailand. Yet, despite being one of the world’s most inclusive and fastest-growing team sports, it has remained largely outside India’s mainstream sporting conversation. But that is now set to change. Game Changers FZCO, together with Sporty Bharat, is taking the sport into its next phase by introducing a professionally managed franchise league that seeks to redefine how emerging sports are built, commercialised and experienced in India. The league aims to introduce Indian audiences to a fresh sporting experience, …
