{"id":815,"date":"2026-06-17T09:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/?page_id=815"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:14:45","slug":"our-focus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/our-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-815\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-815-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-815-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-815-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-815-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-15afbfa62bf7-815 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:400,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;paused&quot;:false,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 500px\"\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"visibility: visible;;background-color: #333333;background-image: url(https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000ac7c720c81c3a9a564a0c23e.png)\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width: 700px;padding: 35px 45px\">\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 42px;line-height: 1.05;font-weight: 800;color: #f27237;margin: 0px 0px 20px;text-align: left\"><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7;color: #000000;margin: 0px;max-width: 600px;text-align: justify\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-815-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 42px; font-weight: bold; color: #163d7a; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; margin-bottom: 45px;\">Our Focus Areas<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about-card\" style=\"max-width: 1000px; margin: 35px auto 20px; background: #ffffff; padding: 35px 45px; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.08);\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; color: #163d7a; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;\">Introduction<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; text-align: justify;\">The SportStar's work is built around four focus areas that we believe are critical to the future of Indian sport. Three of them are about preserving and promoting what India already has: the traditional games, the tribal athletic disciplines, and the communities at the frontier who have always embodied national spirit. The fourth is about what India is building toward: a generation of Olympic athletes ready to represent the country on the global stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-815-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 42px; font-weight: bold; color: #163d7a; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; margin-bottom: 45px;\">Our Focus Areas<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-815-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div id=\"pl-w6a4cedb5b553e\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w6a4cedb5b553e-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"home-card panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-0\" ><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/bhartiya-khel-indian-games\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000407c71f79fc76cf13272c202.png\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000407c71f79fc76cf13272c202.png 1122w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000407c71f79fc76cf13272c202-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000407c71f79fc76cf13272c202-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000407c71f79fc76cf13272c202-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px; color: #003e74;\" href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/bhartiya-khel-indian-games\/\"><strong>Bhartiya Khel: Indian games<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Mallakhamb, Chaturanga and more. India's traditional games are not relics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They are world-class sports waiting for a bigger stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-81c794563e39\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/bhartiya-khel-indian-games\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLearn more\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"home-card panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-1\" ><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/tribal-games-2\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_0000000010ec71fab65363f4eb3584ee.png\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_0000000010ec71fab65363f4eb3584ee.png 1122w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_0000000010ec71fab65363f4eb3584ee-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_0000000010ec71fab65363f4eb3584ee-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_0000000010ec71fab65363f4eb3584ee-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-1-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px; color: #003e74;\" href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/tribal-games-2\/\"><strong>Tribal<\/strong><\/a><a style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px; color: #003e74;\" href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/tribal-games-2\/\"><strong> games<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kalaripayattu, Gatka, Silambam, Thang-Ta, tribal archery. The indigenous athletic traditions of India's tribal communities:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ancient, powerful, and in need of protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-1-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-81c794563e39\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/tribal-games-2\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLearn more\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"home-card panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-2\" ><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-2-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/border-areas-sports\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000b00471f58dbd655a686429c9.png\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000b00471f58dbd655a686429c9.png 1122w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000b00471f58dbd655a686429c9-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000b00471f58dbd655a686429c9-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000b00471f58dbd655a686429c9-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-2-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-2-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px; color: #003e74;\" href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/border-areas-sports\/\"><strong>Boarder Areas Sports<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kalaripayattu, Gatka, Silambam, Thang-Ta, tribal archery. The indigenous athletic traditions of India's tribal communities:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ancient, powerful, and in need of protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-2-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-2-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-81c794563e39\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/border-areas-sports\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLearn more\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"home-card panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-3\" ><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-3-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/india-at-the-olympics\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000d08871f5b8b0852dd223a653.png\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000d08871f5b8b0852dd223a653.png 1122w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000d08871f5b8b0852dd223a653-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000d08871f5b8b0852dd223a653-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/file_00000000d08871f5b8b0852dd223a653-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-3-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-3-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px; color: #003e74;\" href=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/india-at-the-olympics\/\"><strong>India at the Olympics<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Building the next generation of Indian Olympic athletes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">From grassroots talent identification to the medal podium in 2032 and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-3-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w6a4cedb5b553e-0-3-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-81c794563e39\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/dsportstar.com\/index.php\/india-at-the-olympics\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLearn more\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Focus Areas Introduction The SportStar&#8217;s work is built around four focus areas that we believe are critical to the future of Indian sport. 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