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about blufin
who we are
Blufin Foundation is a sports foundation spearheaded by Sharath Gayakwad, Paralympian & Arjuna Awardee to build an inclusive sporting ecosystem
WHAT WE DO
BRINGING SPORTS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED AND DIFFERENTLY-ABLED

Grassroot Program

Create and foster talent through extensive grassroot level programs

Nurture Talent

Nurture talented individuals towards the path of professional success

Develop Ecosystem

Develop a comprehensive ecosystem for end-to-end support and long-term success
Current Programs
Grassroots
  • Over 102 kids from the Shishu Mandir children's home being provided free Swimming lessons along with required equipment
  • In partnership with Zee Swim Academy
For The Win
  • FTW program is aimed at supporting and nurturing professional athletes
  • Supporting 7 international atheletes - 4 para swimmers, 1 swimmer, and 2 badmiton players
  • Working towards bringing glory for the country
State Meets
  • Teamed up with Karnataka Para Swimming Association to conduct a State-level Swim meet twice every year
  • A state meet was Conducted in Karnataka after a gap of over 2 years in 2019 - helping in classification and ranking of swimmers
OUR ACHIVEMENT FROM
ATHLETES
ashith surya
vasantha kumar
punith nandakumar
gopichand lingutla
yojit nallana
PRATHAMESH SAMBHAJI KAPADE
PAVAN DHANANJAYA
Ecosystem
Donors
Partners
Experts
Dr. Srinand Srinivas
  • Team Doctor, KXIP - IPL
  • Olympic Committee Licensed Sports Medicine Specialist
Anirudh Dutt
  • Founder & CEO, Let's be the change, one of the biggest NGOs in sustainability & solid waste management
Mahesh Kumar
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Pro-kabaddi and Karnataka basketball team trainer
Silky Mahajan
  • Renowned Sports Nutrition Expert Medicine Specialist
Anirudh Kulkarni
  • Legal Advisor
  • Advocate, Karnataka High Court
Cheryl Braggs
  • Communications and content specialist
Founders
Amar Prabhu
Trustee
Solution Architect, Leading AI firm
Vyshak Iyengar
Trustee
Managment Consultant, Big 5 consulting
Sharath Gayakwad
Trustee
International Para swimmer, Arjuna awardee
Ashwin Suresh
Growth
Sr Data Analyst, Silicon Valley Ed-Tech firm
Pavan Kumar
Marketing
Product Marketing, Leading AI firm
Bhuvan Nagaraj
Tech
Engineer, Leading tech firm
Nidhish Kudwalli
Programs
Swim coach & National softball player
Media
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