Tarnash Tarpan (North)
A government employee and a sports enthusiast, Tarnash Tarpan is a boxing coach for girls in Gwalior. He gave up the hockey stick 12 years ago to pick up boxing gloves. Winning over reluctant parents wasn’t easy but once the girls started showing interest there was no looking back. Tarnesh provides gloves, kit and free coaching on the condition that they give everything they can to the sport. After 10 years of coaching Tarnesh Tapan has produced three National level women boxers and four state champions

Aata Odanaata (South Zone)
Aata Odanaata is an NGO that aims at spreading sports awareness among economically backward children. The NGO was formed when Sheetal Suryavanshi identified young sports enthusiasts in the slums of Bangalore and began training them. Today, some of these children have made it to the football academy of the Sports Authority of India while others are being trained in athletics.

Mritunjay Tiwari (East Zone)
A businessman by profession and a true football lover, Mrityunjay Tiwari started a unique experiment with sports and education in Bihar’s Mastichak Village. His offer to the villagers was simple. If they allowed their daughters to play football, he would take care of their education till graduation. The bargain has paid off. Today 45 girls from the village have taken to football. Few have even made it to the state team.
Mrityunjay knows that not all these girls will become footballers but each one of them will get a shot at education and a better life.

Merzaban Patel (West)
Merzaban Patel is on a mission to hunt out the best hockey talent in the country. He then coaches them into world-class players. With 35 years of coaching experience Marzban trains children free of cost, take care of their transport, even sporting gear for those who can’t afford it. Marzban has produced Hockey Olympians like Adrian D'Souza and Gavin Pereira. A part time coach at two schools, he earns a paltry 6000 rupees as salary.