Bengaluru, Aug. 21 -- For an athlete, the difference between training hard and training smart often lies beyond the playing arena - in recovery, nutrition, injury management, strength conditioning and the ability to live and train in a focused environment.

At the Lakshyan Academy of Sports here, these elements are being brought together under one roof, offering a glimpse of an emerging model of integrated high-performance sport in India.

The sprawling multi-sport facility combines elite training infrastructure with residential accommodation, swimming, strength and conditioning, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, nutrition and facilities for several sporting disciplines.

At the centre of this ecosystem is the High Performance Centre of the...