Olympian Queralt Casas and World Cup silver medal Spanish coach Bernat Canut named brand ambassadors for VIBGYOR’s 2025–26 Sports Excellence Programme

The duo to train students and coaches through an elite basketball camp across Mumbai, Pune, Navi Mumbai and Bengaluru.This initiative is aimed at empowering young athletes through global exposure and world-class mentorship

INDIA, 15th July 2025: In a landmark sporting initiative, the VIBGYOR Group of Schools, in association with has onboarded Spanish Olympian Queralt Casas and coach Bernat Canut Font as brand ambassadors for its 2025–26 Sports Excellence Programme. As part of this collaboration, they will mentor students and coaches through a special three-day basketball camp, open to students across India, scheduled between July 22 and August 3 in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, and Bengaluru.

Designed for players aged 10 to 18 years with prior basketball experience, the camp promises an intensive, high-impact training programme. Participants will receive hands-on mentorship from two of Europe’s most respected basketball professionals, focusing on advanced skills, game tactics, physical conditioning, and mental resilience. Each student will also receive a certificate of participation, signed memorabilia (T-shirt), and professional event photography.

As part of the initiative, Casas and Canut will visit VIBGYOR World Academy campuses in Bhopal on 21st July and in Nagpur on 30th July 2025. They will host exclusive motivational sessions for students, providing a unique opportunity for them to interact closely with international icons.

Speaking on the collaboration, Kavita Kerawalla, Vice-Chairperson, VIBGYOR Group of Schools, said, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our students to be personally trained by an Olympic athlete and a globally renowned coach. Queralt Casas and Bernat Canut Font bring not just skill, but stories of perseverance, discipline, and teamwork that young athletes can truly learn from. By opening the camp to students from other schools as well, we hope to nurture a broader culture of sporting excellence and inspire the next generation to aim higher, on and off the court.”

This initiative reinforces VIBGYOR’s commitment to building holistic, future-ready individuals and extending quality learning opportunities beyond the classroom and its own campuses.

About VIBGYOR Group of Schools

Founded in 2004, VIBGYOR Group of Schools, recognised as Best Education Brand of 2023 by The Economic Times, followed by the BW Education Top Education Brands Award 2024 for Academic Excellence in K-12, is a leading network of K-12 schools known for its academic excellence for over two decades. The Group offers a unique range of world-class educational programs for the holistic development of students in curricular and co-curricular studies across all its schools. Under the leadership of Mr. Rustom Kerawalla, Founder Chairman of the institution, VIBGYOR Group of Schools is nurturing the academic growth and development of over 50,000 students nationwide across its 39 schools in 15 major cities.

VIBGYOR Group of Schools delivers international levels of education in affiliation with CISCE, CBSE and Cambridge International curriculum, from early years education to Grade 12.

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