12 December 2026
AN AISECS INITIATIVE
PlayForwardAustralia–India
Start Australia–India sports collaboration.
PlayForward helps sporting organisations, businesses, universities and institutions understand opportunities across Australia and India, develop collaboration ideas and progress relevant connections.
Explore the sporting landscape, understand the bilateral Roadmap, discover relevant expertise and organisations, and take the next step towards collaboration.
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Human ambition.
New possibilities.
New possibilities.
02 / WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH PLAYFORWARD
From understanding the opportunity to making it happen.
PlayForward brings together information, intelligence, organisations and specialist support to help move Australia–India sporting opportunities forward.
- 01 / Understand
Understand the sporting landscape, explore the official Roadmap, follow developments and examine opportunities across both countries.
Explore the Roadmap and Roadmap Intelligence. - 02 / Develop
Define your objectives, understand what your organisation can contribute and develop a structured collaboration idea.
Use the Opportunity Navigator and collaboration tools. - 03 / Progress
Explore relevant connections and discuss how an opportunity could move forward through partnership development, market-entry support, delegations or sporting programmes.
Work with PlayForward on a defined project.
AISECS INITIATIVE
An AISECS initiative. Not a government framework, nor endorsed by any government or Games body.
VERIFIED SOURCES
Every factual claim links to its official source, with a verification date recorded by a reviewer.
HUMAN-REVIEWED AI
AI may assist with drafting, but nothing is published without human review.
THE ROADMAP
A shared framework. Five areas of cooperation. A sporting relationship to build.
The Australia–India Roadmap for Sports Collaboration sets out five areas for cooperation between the two countries. Turning those priorities into meaningful outcomes depends on the organisations, institutions, experts and communities that contribute to them.
PlayForward helps make the Roadmap easier to navigate and understand its place within the wider sporting landscape.
Explore the Australia–India RoadmapPLAYFORWARD PILLARS
Beyond the Playing Field.
The Australia–India sporting relationship reaches far beyond competition. It brings together sporting excellence, science, business, education, inclusion and community, creating opportunities to learn, innovate and grow together.
One shared sporting future.
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People, coaching & leadership
Developing the people who shape sport.
Community & participation
Opening more pathways into sport.
Sports science, research & technology
Turning knowledge and innovation into sporting progress.
Major events & Games legacy
Building capability beyond the competition.
Sports industry & investment
Connecting the businesses behind sport.
Evidence, integrity & governance
Building trust, accountability and better practice.
Sports science and technology, and sports industry and investment, are explored through the relevant pillars and official Roadmap areas.
Area B: Sports science & technology · Area D: Sports industry & investment
ALIGNMENT MAP
How our six pillars line up with the Roadmap.
Full map and statusesNot yet covered. Tell us what you're doing.ExploringIn designActive pilotDelivered
These statuses track PlayForward’s own reviewed involvement in each Roadmap action. They are not government progress and do not mean the bilateral Roadmap is idle. “Not yet covered. Tell us what you're doing.” means a reviewer has not published verified evidence for that action. When a reviewer records a note (and a source link from “In design” onward), the label updates automatically for visitors.
| Roadmap area / pathway | 01People & leadership | 02Community & participation | 03Innovation, science & tech | 04Games legacy: 2030 → 2032 | 05Enterprise & investment | 06Evidence & integrity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Capacity building | · | · | · | · | ||
| B Collaborative sports science and technology research | · | · | · | · | ||
| C Major sporting events | · | · | · | · | ||
| D Sports industry and investment platform | · | · | · | · | · | |
| E Women in sports partnership | · | · | · | · | ||
K Khelo India grassroots linksPlayForward pathway · not a Roadmap area | · | · | · | · |
FOCUS HUBS
Explore where sport can take us.
Four pathways into the themes shaping Australia–India sporting collaboration. Explore the context, developments and opportunities within each.
These are PlayForward thematic pathways, not additional official Roadmap areas.
Explore the Focus HubsWHO PLAYFORWARD IS FOR
Wherever you sit in sport, there is a place to start.
The Australia–India sporting relationship will not be shaped by one organisation or one level of sport. It needs participation from across the sporting community. PlayForward is for people and organisations looking to understand, contribute to or develop sporting opportunities between Australia and India.
- 01
Sporting organisations and governing bodies
Identify relevant counterparts, explore capability exchange and develop bilateral sporting initiatives.
- 02
Sports businesses and technology companies
Understand market opportunities, identify relevant industry stakeholders and prepare an informed entry strategy.
- 03
Universities, education and research
Explore research partnerships, institutional connections and education opportunities.
- 04
Athletes, coaches and sporting professionals
Explore published development programmes, exchanges and professional opportunities.
- 05
Women’s sport, para-sport and inclusion
Explore pathways for inclusive participation, athlete development and institutional collaboration.
- 06
Community and grassroots sport
Discover opportunities for community partnerships, grassroots exchanges and participation initiatives.
- 07
Government and institutions
Navigate bilateral priorities, prepare institutional engagement and explore potential programmes.
THE COLLABORATION JOURNEY
From opportunity to action.
Meaningful Australia–India sporting collaborations begin with understanding the opportunity, finding common ground and defining what can be achieved together. PlayForward helps bring the information, organisations and expertise into focus.
- 01
Understand the landscape
Explore the sporting ecosystem, bilateral Roadmap, developments and opportunities relevant to your interests.
- 02
Identify common ground
Discover relevant organisations, expertise and shared interests. Define the opportunity and what a practical next step might involve.
- 03
Progress the opportunity
Discuss your project with PlayForward and explore relevant connections, where there is mutual interest and consent.
Introductions and partnerships depend on relevance, mutual interest, consent and availability. Every enquiry is reviewed by a person.
QUESTIONS
Clear answers before you explore further.
PlayForward is an AISECS initiative focused on advancing sporting connections between Australia and India. It brings together information, organisations, expertise and opportunities to help people understand, navigate and develop sporting collaboration.
It is for sporting organisations, federations, clubs, businesses, universities, researchers, athletes, coaches, sports professionals, government and institutional stakeholders, and community organisations interested in Australia–India sport.
No. PlayForward is an initiative of the Australian Indian Sports, Educational and Cultural Society (AISECS). It is not a government agency and does not represent either the Australian or Indian Government.
The Australia–India Roadmap for Sports Collaboration is a bilateral framework identifying five areas of cooperation: capacity building; collaborative sports science and technology research; major sporting events; sports industry and investment; and women in sport.
You can explore the platform, discover organisations and join the PlayForward network. Organisations with specific objectives can also contact PlayForward to discuss potential collaboration or a professional engagement.
PlayForward undertakes project-based work that can include market and sector research, opportunity assessment, stakeholder mapping, partnership development and market-entry planning. The scope depends on the organisation's objectives and the requirements of the engagement.
PlayForward can work with organisations on the development and planning of relevant delegations, roundtables, institutional visits, sporting exchanges and collaborative programmes. Each engagement is scoped around its purpose and participating organisations.
No. Network participation provides a way to establish an organisational presence and explore the wider sporting landscape. Introductions and partnerships depend on relevance, mutual interest, consent, availability and the circumstances of each opportunity.
PlayForward takes an evidence-led approach. Factual information is linked to relevant sources wherever possible, with particular attention to official information and the distinction between announced developments, open opportunities, proposals and aspirations.