JSW’s Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) has announced a long-term partnership with Feldspar Group Holdings, making IIS the first high-performance sporting institution in Asia to deploy Feldspar’s sensor-embedded smart surface technology.
The partnership launches with the installation of a 45-metre Feldspar Smart Surface Track at the IIS High Performance Centre. The system captures real-time three-dimensional ground reaction force and biomechanical data on every footstep, providing coaches and athletes with immediate insights across force, power, speed, acceleration, stride length, split times, and reaction times.
Feldspar Founder Alvina Chen said, “Inspire Institute of Sport is the perfect first partner for this technology in Asia. This collaboration marks a major milestone for Feldspar and for the future of athletics in India and across the region. What we are building is more than just a faster track to optimise human performance. We are creating a new way to understand how athletes move, load, and perform, while opening up new opportunities in sports data and fan engagement. The data generated at IIS will help shape the future of athletic development in this region and beyond.”
Backed by JSW Sports, IIS houses some of India’s top track and field athletes. The Feldspar system is designed to support smarter training decisions, earlier injury risk identification, and faster development of individual performance baselines.
Inspire Institute of Sport President Manisha Malhotra said, “We are delighted to welcome Feldspar as a long-term partner at IIS. A core part of our mission has always been to give India’s athletes access to the best expertise, tools, and environments possible. This technology allows our High Performance team to work with a level of precision and insight that truly sets a new benchmark – not just for IIS, but for athletics across Asia. We look forward to what we can build together.”
The Feldspar track surface delivers 20% more energy return than the Paris Olympic track and meets World Athletics certification standards. The system captures stride mechanics, fatigue patterns, and recovery metrics in real-world training settings.
The long-term vision includes further smart surface installations across India’s athletics ecosystem and the creation of India’s first integrated athletics movement database for AI-driven performance insights. The partnership also opens cross-sport applications across cricket, hockey, football, boxing, and kabaddi.
JSW Sports CEO Divyanshu Singh said, “At JSW Sports, we have always believed that champions are built through the right environment, the right tools, and a commitment to excellence. Feldspar’s technology at IIS is a statement of that belief. We are not just equipping our athletes with better data – we are building the foundation for a generation of Indian athletes who will compete and dominate on the world stage. This partnership also opens the door to exciting new sports IPs that we hope to bring to India along with Feldspar. We are excited about what we can build together, both on and off the field of play.”
