Indiana Sports Corp Unveils 2050 Vision Framework

The Indiana Sports Corp has unveiled a strategy that will develop the area’s sports ecosystem over the next 25 years, known as 2050 Vision.

2050 Vision was created after more than 100 stakeholders were interviewed across the nation and Indiana residents were surveyed on their feedback of sports impact in the state.

Indianapolis has recently hosted numerous major sporting events, including the NBA All-Star Game, the U.S. Olympic Team Swim Trials, NFL Combine and several college basketball tournament games. In 2025, the city will host more large events, including WWE’s Royal Rumble, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional, the WNBA All-Star Game and the Big Ten football championship.

“The first strategy of the late ’70s was a city strategy, but this is really a statewide strategy to become the global epicenter of sports,” said Sarah Myer, chief of staff for the Indiana Sports Corp, at the group’s State of Sport event this week at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. “There’s a lot of opportunity there, because we have a lot of other communities in the state that are advancing through sports.”

2050 Vision is centered on five pillars — sports events, sports tech, sports academia, sports business leadership and women’s sports.

• Events: Hosting world class events (large, multisport, high visibility) with the goal to be in the top three sports event host cities in the United States
• Technology: Being the center of entrepreneurship, innovation, and acceleration with the goal of being the sports tech hub of the United States
• Academia: Creating and offering high quality academic offerings and leading research tied to sports with the goal of offering the top ranked sports education programs in the world
• Business leadership: Attracting and retaining decision makers and influential governing bodies in the world of sports with the goal to host the largest sports organizations and governing bodies in the world
• Women’s sports: Creating the leading women’s sports ecosystem and women leaders in sports with the goal of being the women’s sports capital of the world