A decade ago, a young athlete from a smaller Indian city often faced a difficult choice: leave home early for a major sporting centre or accept limited access to professional coaching. That picture is changing. Cities such as Patiala, Rohtak, Sonipat, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Guwahati, Meerut, Hisar, Udaipur, Anantapur and many other emerging sporting locations are building stronger local...