TechnoSport commits Rs 4.5 crore to IIT Delhi sportswear R&D centre

Indian activewear brand TechnoSport will invest Rs 4.5 crore over three years to establish T-CREST with IIT Delhi at its Sonipat campus, focusing on athlete-led research, prototyping and sport-specific product development.

— Source publishedWed, 16 Sept, 2026, 17:13 IST·First seen Wed, 16 Sept, 2026, 17:19 IST·Source Apparel Resources India

What happened

Indian activewear brand TechnoSport will invest Rs 4.5 crore over three years to establish the T-CREST sports-textile research centre with IIT Delhi at its

Key facts

  • Rs 4.5 crore
  • three years

What changed

Indian activewear brand TechnoSport will invest Rs 4.5 crore over three years to establish the T-CREST sports-textile research centre with IIT Delhi at its Sonipat campus, focused on athlete-led research, prototyping and sport-specific product development.

Why this matters

TechnoSport’s IIT Delhi partnership creates an in-house innovation pipeline that can speed sport-specific product launches and strengthen its performance credibility versus fashion-led activewear rivals.

What to watch

  • Appointment of research leadership, athlete partners and a published product-development roadmap for T-CREST.
  • First commercial launches explicitly developed or tested through the IIT Delhi centre.
  • Evidence of proprietary fabric, fit, cooling, compression or injury-prevention claims supported by testing data.
  • Expansion of TechnoSport into premium price bands, specialist sports categories or institutional/teamwear channels.
  • Follow-on capital commitment above the initial Rs 4.5 crore plan, indicating commercially promising early results.