Tata’s commitment to sports in India Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata envisaged not only Asia's first fully integrated Steel Plant but also the model township of Jamshedpur. He advised his son, Sir Dorab Tata, to earmark "areas for Football, Hockey and Parks…."
Tata Steel's commitment to sports, in fact, preceded the building of the township. The aforesaid letter was written in 1902 and the site for Jamshedpur selected in 1907. J. R. D. Tata gave fruition to J. N. Tata's vision, inculcating sports as an integral part of Tata Steel's corporate philosophy.
<p>A contingent of 80 young footballers from the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), comprising 40 boys and 40 girls from the U-15 and U-21 age groups, has arrived in Jamshedpur for a special football exposure visit organised by Tata Steel in coordination with Jamshedpur FC.</p>
<p>Jamshedpur FC successfully concluded its grassroots coaching workshop for Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) coaches at the Tata Football Academy (TFA), with around 60 coaches from Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal taking part in the programme.</p>
<p>Jamshedpur FC's Under-16 team participated in the International Yoga Day celebrations held at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on Saturday. A total of 22 players from the club's U16 batch took part in the event, which was organised by the Sports Department of Tata Steel.</p>
