MUMBAI: Indian sporting talent app Run Adam has signed five-times world chess champion Viswanathan Anand as a part of Run Adam Sports experts board and also as advisor.
Former India cricket captain MS Dhoni is already a part of this expert board and also a mentor with Run Adam. Run Adam aims to nurture and foster sporting talent in India to help realise their dreams.
The Run Adam app connects athletes with stakeholders, including experts, coaches, academies, specialists, sponsors, among others. Designed to be a single access tech-enabled platform, Run Adam sees itself as a 360-degree sporting talent marketplace.
Anand spoke about his association with Run Adam and said: “My association with Run Adam will be an important milestone in chess coaching approach. The app enables me to mentor chess aspirants who find coaching access difficult. The struggle of many budding hopefuls will be fulfilled by Run Adam through such an initiative. Here I will be teaching Run Adam subscribers what I know about the game and will also share my personal experiences. I hope to be able to combine my passion for chess with the reach of Run Adam platform to help budding talent to achieve international success.”
K Yeragaselvan, CEO and MD of Run Adam, said: “Run Adam is already privileged to have MS Dhoni as our mentor and ambassador. With Vishwanathan Anand now joining our sports experts board, it will give chess players to learn and grow their game as well as their attitude. Anand’s involvement will not only teach chess nuances to aspirants but will also help our platform grow manifold. We welcome Viswanathan Anand in Run Adam and hope to make the dreams of many in the game to come true. Considering such sports achievers who have given their time, mentoring and effort, I feel that our vision of empowering India as a sporting superpower is not distant.”
