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Fitnext Sports Infra Honoured at Nagpur Startup Meet: Premium Sports Flooring Solutions for Societies and Commercial Projects
Nagpur, Maharashtra – Housing societies, schools, clubs and commercial developers across India are investing more in sports and recreation spaces, and the surface underfoot decides how safe, durable and playable those spaces are. Fitnext Sports Infra, a Nagpur-based sports court flooring manufacturer established in 2007, is supplying premium flooring for these projects. The company has now also been recognised at the Nagpur Startup Meet with an award for Excellence in Business Innovation.
Award for Excellence in Business Innovation at Nagpur Startup Meet
Fitnext Sports Infra received the Excellence in Business Innovation trophy at the Nagpur Startup Meet, a recognition of the company’s work in building modern sports infrastructure from its Nagpur base. The award adds to more than 16 years of experience in the sector and reflects the company’s focus on quality materials, customised court solutions and dependable project delivery.
For societies, schools and developers choosing a flooring partner, third-party recognition of this kind is a useful signal alongside the company’s completed projects and customer feedback. To learn more about the company’s journey, visit the About Fitnext Sports Infra page.
Why Sports Flooring Matters for Societies and Commercial Projects
A sports court is no longer a “nice to have.” Housing societies now promote their badminton and pickleball courts alongside the clubhouse and swimming pool, schools and academies compete on training facilities, and commercial developers know that a well-built recreation zone can lift a project’s value and keep residents and tenants happy.
A court in a society or commercial campus is used every day by children, teenagers, working professionals and senior citizens. It has to withstand heavy use, sun, rain and limited maintenance budgets, and above all it has to be safe. Poor flooring leads to slips, joint stress and uneven bounce, and it wears out fast. Good flooring offers grip, shock absorption, weather resistance and consistent playability. That is the gap Fitnext Sports Infra works to close.
India’s Largest Game Court Flooring Manufacturer
Fitnext Sports Infra has completed more than 500 projects and built over 600,000 square feet of sports surfaces. The company describes itself as India’s largest game court flooring manufacturer. Every system is made from fully tested materials and designed to international standards, so that athletes and everyday users get the right balance of performance and safety.
Its work serves sports facilities, academies, schools, clubs and professional players across the country. Whether the requirement is a single badminton court in a society clubhouse or a large multi-sport arena in a commercial development, the team handles design, material supply and installation as one complete package. Browse completed work in the Fitnext gallery.
Premium Sports Court Flooring for Every Game
Modern societies and commercial complexes rarely build for just one sport. Fitnext Sports Infra supplies and installs flooring for the most popular indoor and outdoor games:
- Tennis Court Flooring: built for long-lasting durability, true ball bounce and superior grip, and suited to schools, clubs, societies and sports complexes.
- Basketball Court Flooring: synthetic acrylic surfaces designed for UV resistance and all-weather durability.
- Pickleball Court Flooring: for one of the fastest-growing sports in the country.
- Badminton Court Flooring: engineered for speed, grip and control.
- Volleyball Court Flooring: for schools, clubs and community grounds.
- Multipurpose Court Flooring: one surface that supports several sports.
- Skating Rink Flooring: for recreational and training rinks.
- Running Track Flooring: for campuses, academies and sports complexes.
Pickleball has taken off in India, and many societies and clubs are converting existing spaces or building new courts for the sport. For societies with limited space, a multipurpose court is often the most practical answer, since one well-built surface can host badminton, basketball, volleyball and more. The flooring has to be right for every sport played on it, which is why material selection and installation quality carry so much weight.
Acrylic Synthetic Flooring: Weather-Ready Performance for Outdoor Courts
Outdoor courts face sun, rain and constant foot traffic. Acrylic synthetic flooring is widely used for tennis and basketball courts because of its UV resistance and all-weather durability. It gives players a consistent playing surface and keeps its finish over time, which suits societies, schools and commercial sports parks that want an outdoor court to last.
Rubber and EPDM Flooring for Gyms, Play Zones and Recreation Areas
Sports facilities in societies and commercial projects go beyond courts. Clubhouse gyms, children’s play areas, jogging paths and activity zones need surfaces built for impact and safety. Fitnext Sports Infra offers a full portfolio for these spaces:
- Rubber Flooring for gyms, walkways and recreational areas.
- EPDM Flooring for playgrounds, running tracks and outdoor recreation zones.
- Gym Rubber Roll for fitness studios and residential gyms, where free weights and equipment demand a hard-wearing, impact-absorbing base.
- EVA Rubber Flooring for cushioned activity spaces.
- Kids Fun Flooring and Puzzle Mats for children’s play rooms, where cushioning and easy installation matter.
These surfaces are designed for heavy foot traffic while staying comfortable underfoot and easy to maintain, which matters to societies that want low-maintenance facilities.
Indoor Elegance: Vinyl and Wooden Flooring
For premium indoor halls, clubhouses and multipurpose rooms, the company offers Vinyl Flooring and Wooden Flooring. These options suit developers who want a polished, professional look along with dependable playing performance. One customer, Pravin Kumar Sinha, credited the team with finishing his wooden flooring project on time and making it a fabulous experience.
Football Turf and Artificial Grass
Compact football and cricket grounds are increasingly common in urban societies and commercial developments. Football Turf and Artificial Grass let owners keep a green, playable surface all year with far less upkeep than natural grass. The range includes polypropylene football turf, shock pads and cricket turf flooring.
Customised Solutions, Not One-Size-Fits-All
No two projects are alike. A school playground has different needs from a luxury township’s clubhouse, and a corporate campus wellness zone differs from a professional training academy. Fitnext designs customised multi-sport courts, turf and landscaping solutions tailored to each client’s requirements. Its approach rests on four pillars:
- Expertise and experience: over 16 years of building world-class sports facilities that put quality, safety and performance first.
- Customised solutions: court and surface designs matched to the project’s brief.
- Sustainable practices: durable materials and future-ready sports infrastructure that reduce the need for frequent replacement.
- Fast delivery: a strong dealer network across India for quick, hassle-free material supply, which matters to developers working to tight construction schedules.
What Clients Say
Customer feedback points to the same themes: professionalism, punctuality and quality. Gourish Dahikar praised the team’s dedication, technical expertise and customer support throughout his project, and said he would recommend the company to others. Parvez Khan highlighted the quick response and installation ahead of schedule. Krunal Bhure said he looks forward to extending the business relationship on future projects.
Sports flooring is a long-term investment, so a supplier’s track record on timelines and after-project support matters as much as the specification sheet.
A Simple Checklist for Choosing a Flooring Partner
Societies and developers evaluating suppliers can start with five questions:
- Is the material fully tested and suited to the sport being played?
- Can the surface handle Indian weather, including UV exposure and rain?
- Does the supplier have a proven record of completed projects and independent recognition?
- Are delivery and installation timelines dependable?
- Can the solution be customised to the space, sports and budget?
Fitnext Sports Infra’s manufacturing experience, product range, nationwide supply network and its Nagpur Startup Meet recognition are aimed at answering exactly these questions. Explore the full product range to plan your project.
Looking Ahead
India’s sports infrastructure is expanding quickly, driven by growing interest in fitness, the rise of newer sports like pickleball, and the expectation that modern residential and commercial developments come with quality recreation spaces. A safe, durable, well-installed surface helps residents stay active, helps schools nurture young athletes, and helps developers deliver projects that stand out. With an award for business innovation, a broad portfolio and more than 16 years in the business, Fitnext Sports Infra is positioning itself as a dependable partner for projects that want performance and longevity from day one.
Get a Free Consultation
Anyone planning a new court, society clubhouse, academy, gym or commercial recreation facility can request a free consultation and quote through the Fitnext Sports Infra contact page.
Choosing a Flooring Partner: What Societies and Developers Should Ask
Anyone planning a sports facility can use a simple checklist when evaluating suppliers:
- Is the material tested and suited to the sport? A tennis surface and a gym floor have very different requirements.
- Can the supplier handle weather and UV exposure? Outdoor courts in Indian conditions need surfaces built for sun and rain.
- Is there a proven project track record? Completed installations show real-world performance.
- What is the delivery and support network? Reliable supply keeps projects on schedule.
- Can the solution be customised? The best courts are designed around how residents and users will actually use them.
Fitnext’s combination of manufacturing experience, product breadth and nationwide supply network is aimed at answering exactly these questions.
Looking Ahead
India’s sports infrastructure is expanding quickly, driven by growing interest in fitness, the rise of newer sports like pickleball, and the expectation that modern residential and commercial developments come with quality recreation spaces. Flooring sits at the heart of that shift. A safe, durable, well-installed surface helps residents stay active, helps schools nurture young athletes, and helps developers deliver projects that stand out.
With its Nagpur base, a broad portfolio spanning rubber, EPDM, acrylic, vinyl, wooden, EVA and turf flooring, and more than 16 years in the business, Fitnext Sports Infra is positioning itself as a dependable partner for societies and commercial projects that want performance and longevity from day one.
About Fitnext Sports Infra
Fitnext Sports Infra is a Nagpur-based manufacturer and installer of sports court flooring, established in 2007. Its range includes rubber, EPDM, acrylic synthetic, vinyl, wooden and EVA flooring, artificial grass, gym rubber rolls, kids’ flooring and puzzle mats, along with surfaces for tennis, basketball, pickleball, badminton, volleyball, multipurpose courts, skating rinks, running tracks and football turf.
Contact Fitnext Sports Infra
Address: UG32, Ground Floor, Shriram Tower, LIC Square, Sadar, Nagpur – 440013, Maharashtra
Call for direct ordering: +91 77760 00462 | +91 97659 32786 | +91 88887 79786
Email: sales@fitnextrubber.com
Website: www.fitnextrubber.com
Working hours: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday to Thursday
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Records in Ranchi: West Indies’ highest T20I chase
West Indies chased down India’s 249/5 with nine balls to spare in the second T20I in Ranchi on October 9, winning by six wickets on the back of Shai Hope’s unbeaten 102 off 45 balls and levelling the series 1-1.
West Indies chased 250 in 18.3 overs.
It is West Indies’ highest successful chase in T20Is.
It is the second-highest successful chase in T20I history, according to Outlook.
Sanju Samson’s 21-ball fifty ties Virat Kohli’s mark for India’s joint-fastest T20I fifty against West Indies.
The series is level at 1-1.
Samson’s 21-ball fifty ties Virat Kohli’s mark for India’s joint-fastest T20I fifty against West Indies, according to Outlook.
Ishan Kishan made 43 off 22 balls, and Shreyas Iyer made 40 off 18 balls.
Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 44 off 18 balls, and Abhishek Sharma made 20 off 12 balls.
Roston Chase took 3 for 24 in four overs for West Indies, and Shamar Springer took two wickets for 64 runs.
Kuldeep Yadav took 1 for 53 in four overs for India.
West Indies chased 250 to win, reaching 252 for 4 in 18.3 overs.
Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls, with nine sixes and six fours.
It was Hope’s second T20I century.
Sherfane Rutherford made 84 off 37 balls.
Hope and Rutherford added 120 runs for the third wicket.
Romario Shepherd made 34 off 13 balls, and Rovman Powell made 24 off 13 balls.
Mayank Yadav took early wickets and reduced West Indies to 58 for 3 in 5.1 overs.
It is West Indies’ highest successful chase in T20Is and the second-highest successful chase in the format’s history, according to Outlook.
The five-match series is level at 1-1 after two matches.
India won the first T20I in Lucknow on October 6 by eight wickets, with Shreyas Iyer scoring an unbeaten 102 off 42 balls.
The chase has now dismissed Ishan Kishan three times in T20Is, according to Outlook.
West Indies beat India by six wickets in the second T20I at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Friday, October 9, 2026.
Cricket stadium (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Asian Games 2026: India’s wrestling gold in 57kg explained
Aman Sehrawat won the men’s freestyle 57kg gold at the Asian Games 2026 on October 3, beating North Korea’s Han Chong Song 11-7 to become the first Indian wrestler to win Asian Games gold in the category.
Aman Sehrawat won the men’s freestyle 57kg gold at the Asian Games 2026.
The final score was 11-7 against North Korea’s Han Chong Song.
No Indian wrestler had won Asian Games gold in the category before.
India had won medals in the weight class, but none were gold.
Sujeet Kalkal had earlier won 65kg gold at the same Games.
He is the first Indian wrestler to win an Asian Games gold medal in the men’s 57kg category.
India had won medals in the weight class before, but none had been gold.
Sehrawat is a Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist in 57kg freestyle.
He also won bronze at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
In the quarterfinals he beat Kazakhstan’s Nurdanat Aitanov 12-1.
In the semifinals he recovered from 2-6 down to beat Tajikistan’s Aiaal Belolyubskii 14-8.
Both Business Today and the Sunday Guardian reported the 11-7 final score and the first-in-category claim.
Sujeet Kalkal had earlier won gold in the men’s 65kg freestyle at the same Games.
The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
October 3 was Day 14 of the Games, and India also won golds in golf, archery and cricket on the same day.
Freestyle wrestling bouts are won by scoring technical points, and a bout can also end early if one wrestler leads by a large margin.
The 57kg category is one of the lighter freestyle weight classes, and it was also Sehrawat’s weight at the Paris Olympics.
Sehrawat came back from 2-6 down in the semifinal, which meant he had already won one bout from behind before the final.
The final score of 11-7 meant the two wrestlers scored 18 points between them.
Aman Sehrawat won the men’s freestyle 57kg gold at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday, October 3.
Freestyle wrestling gold medal match (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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India retain Asian Games cricket gold: The final in numbers
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games 2026 men’s T20 cricket final on October 3 to win a second successive gold, posting 211/6 before Pakistan finished on 192/6 despite Hasan Nawaz’s 96.
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games 2026 men’s T20 final.
India scored 211 for 6 and Pakistan 192 for 6.
Abhishek Sharma made 61 and Tilak Varma 51 not out.
Hasan Nawaz made 96 off 51 balls for Pakistan.
Sri Lanka won bronze.
Pakistan were held to 192 for 6 in their 20 overs.
Hasan Nawaz scored 96 off 51 balls for Pakistan, with seven sixes and five fours, but could not take his side home.
The result gives India a second successive gold in men’s cricket at the Asian Games.
It was India’s seventh consecutive T20 win over Pakistan, according to Al Jazeera.
The captains did not shake hands before the match, and the players did not shake hands afterwards either.
It was the fifth consecutive men’s match between the two teams in which players declined handshakes.
The medal ceremony was significantly delayed, and no official reason was given for the delay.
ICC chairman Jay Shah presented medals to the Indian players, while Pakistan and bronze medallists Sri Lanka received theirs from Asian Games officials.
The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
The cricket competition at the Games is played in the T20 format, with each side batting for a maximum of 20 overs.
To win the match Pakistan needed to chase 212 runs, which meant scoring at more than ten runs an over.
A T20 total of 211 is a high score for a final, and it required Pakistan to attack from the start.
Sri Lanka took the bronze medal in the men’s event, according to Al Jazeera’s report.
Cricket was played at the Asian Games in 2010 and 2014, was left out in 2018, and returned at the 2023 Games in Hangzhou, where India won the men’s title.
Cricket stadium (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain
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