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.
The Youth squad of Jamshedpur FC suffered another drawback in their Reliance Foundation Development League campaign when the RF Young Champs defeated them with a slim full-time scoreline of 1-0. After conceding a second defeat in the league, the lads were scheduled to face the table toppers, Bengaluru FC in their next fixture.
he India U-17 Women's National Team had gathered in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, for a coaching camp ahead of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which will be held in India later this year. Seven players from the National team that have assembled in Jamshedpur, hail from meagre socio-economic groups from rural parts of Jharkhand, who have been chosen as the ‘Champions of Change’ to help combat social issues and child rights by UNICEF.
The Men of Steel’s Youth squad suffered their first defeat of the Reliance Foundation Development League when they went toe-to-toe with the Tuskers in their previous fixture. Moving on after dropping points for the first time in the league, the Jamshedpur side faced the RF Young Champs for their next game with the objective to get back into the momentum they started off the league with.
