This started with one kid and one question I couldn’t stop asking.

My son has been playing competitive tennis competitively for years. And somewhere along the way, I realised that almost nothing I needed as his parent was easy to find. The real pathways, the actual costs, what selection really looks like from the inside, and what comes after if it works out or doesn’t.

A sports lover became a sports parent. Soon I realized how different those two things are.

India is producing better athletes than ever. The headlines are quite promising. But sit with any parent of a teenager training seriously in wrestling, athletics, or tennis, badminton, and a completely different picture comes up.

The coaching costs nobody mentions upfront. The travel. The equipment. The tournaments you can’t skip but can barely afford. The moment Class 10 arrives and everyone around you starts suggesting your child “take a break from sport.”

I want to share how I go through these phases. Not only the proud moments, but the doubt, the costs, the decisions that keep bugging me. I believe am saying this for every sport parent like me.

Sportz Post covers Indian sport the way it deserves to be covered. The performances and what they actually mean. The systems that work and the ones that don’t. The pathways, the tournaments, and the decisions families face every day.

We’re here for the athlete putting in three hours on the court after a full day of school. For the parent wondering if there’s a real future in this. For every young person who doesn’t know what scholarships exist or what a career in sport actually looks like.

Win or lose, we’re writing about it. The full picture, including the parts that are hard to talk about.

Ahmedabad is about to matter a lot!

I’ll be honest. I get a little emotional thinking about this part.

I’m from Ahmedabad. And this city, the one I’ve watched my son train in since he was small, is about to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030. The 2036 Olympic bid is real. The stadiums are coming. The athletes are coming.

I want to be writing about all of it when it happens. The build-up, the stories behind the stories, the young athletes from this city who are quietly working toward something big right now.

If any of this speaks to you, whether you’re a parent sitting courtside at 7pm wondering if it’s all worth it, a kid who just wants someone to take their sport seriously, or a fan who’s been waiting for Indian sport to get the coverage it deserves, pull up a chair.

We’re just getting started.