Dr. Bharath Kumar B has cared for India's boxing champions — Mary Kom, Nikhat Zareen and more. Now he brings the same standard of medicine to everyday people in Bangalore.
From world championships to Olympic campaigns, Dr. Bharath has travelled with and treated India's elite athletes.
Medicine is not for life. Remission is.
Athletes are never told to live with a problem. Their medical team finds the cause and fixes it. That's how we treat you — fewer tablets, fewer visits, and a body that works the way it should.
Diabetes, PCOS and blood pressure are usually treated with tablets for life. We go after the root cause and work towards remission.
Athletes don't rest and hope. They follow a structured recovery plan with a clear return date. We bring that same method to your pain.
A detailed, athlete-grade assessment of how your body is actually working — not a generic checklist.
A protocol built around the real cause: nutrition, movement, and medicine only where it's needed.
Regular reviews and adjustments until you reach remission or return to full strength.
An NMC-recognised sports medicine specialist and founder of Ziathlon in Bangalore. As team physician to Team India's boxers, he has worked the corner at world championships and treated some of the country's finest athletes.
At Ziathlon, sports medicine, nutrition, movement and recovery sit under one roof — so every patient gets the same joined-up care an elite athlete would.
"I treat the cause, not the symptom."
— Dr. Bharath Kumar B
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Sports Medicine Doctor: Dr Bharath Kumar B
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This website, sportsmedicinedoctor.in (the "Site"), is run by Dr Bharath Kumar B ("we", "us") for his medical practice. Qualifications and registration: [FILL: Dr Bharath Kumar B qualifications and medical registration number]. The practice address is 55, 4th Cross Rd, off Bannerghatta Road, near IIM-B, Panduranga Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076.
For personal data collected through this Site and our WhatsApp and appointment channels, we are the "Data Fiduciary" under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the rules made under it (the "DPDP Act"). This policy is our notice under that Act. It also follows the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (the "SPDI Rules"), as far as each applies.
| When | Data | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| You request an appointment (the booking form) | Name, phone or WhatsApp number, email, age, gender, the service you are interested in, and your short description of your concern. [FILL: confirm the final booking form fields] | To contact you, confirm or schedule your appointment and prepare for it |
| You message or call us on WhatsApp or by phone | Your number, WhatsApp profile name, what you write or say, and any reports or photos you choose to send | To answer questions, arrange appointments and follow up |
| You use a self-check or questionnaire on the Site (if offered) | Your answers, which may describe injuries, symptoms, activity or health habits | To give you the summary you asked for and, only if you choose, to continue on WhatsApp |
| During your care, in clinic or by teleconsultation | Medical history, examination findings, test results, prescriptions and treatment records | To provide care and keep the medical records the law requires |
| You pay online | Payment confirmation from our payment provider (we never see or store card or bank details). [FILL: confirm online payments are taken through Razorpay, or delete the payment sections] | To confirm your booking and issue a receipt |
| You visit the Site | Technical data our host records automatically: IP address, browser and device type, pages requested, date and time | To serve and secure the Site |
Information about your physical, physiological or mental health, medical records and medical history is "sensitive personal data or information" under the SPDI Rules. We collect it only with your consent and only for your consultation and related administration. We keep it confidential, give access only to the doctor and clinic team involved in your care, and share it only as set out in section 6. We never use your health information for advertising.
Please share only what you are comfortable with and what is needed. Your doctor takes a full history during the consultation, so the booking form and first message can stay brief.
We use your data only for the purposes in this policy. You give consent by a clear action: ticking the consent box on the form after reading the notice next to it. The consent text is in the form consent section of these pages. Consent for marketing messages is separate, optional and unticked by default. Consent to use health information is asked for specifically, and not bundled with marketing.
Withdrawing consent. You can withdraw consent at any time, as easily as you gave it: reply STOP to any WhatsApp, RCS or SMS message from us, or email drbkb@ziathlon.com. We stop messaging you as soon as we receive it. Withdrawal does not undo what we have already done, and we keep medical records and billing records that the law requires us to keep.
We may also use personal data without consent where the DPDP Act allows it, for example to meet a legal duty or in a medical emergency.
We do not sell your data. We do not publish anything that identifies you, including photos, case details or feedback, without your separate, specific, written consent.
We share personal data only as needed. Each provider below is listed because we use it or plan to use it. Items marked for confirmation will be corrected before publishing.
| Provider | What for |
|---|---|
| Website host [FILL: confirm who hosts the website] | Hosting the Site |
| Google Fonts (Google) | Fonts load from Google's servers when you open a page, so Google can see your IP address |
| Zoho Bookings [FILL: confirm whether Zoho Bookings will be used] | Appointment booking |
| WhatsApp (Meta) and our WhatsApp messaging tool [FILL: confirm which WhatsApp tool is used, e.g. DoubleTick] | WhatsApp messages |
| Jio Platforms (Jio Business Messenger) [FILL: confirm Jio RCS will be used] | RCS messages |
| [FILL: SMS provider name, or delete if SMS is not used] | SMS messages |
| Razorpay [FILL: confirm online payments are taken through Razorpay, or delete the payment sections] | Payments |
| GrowthFusion (Happi Global Ventures LLP) [FILL: confirm whether GrowthFusion (Happi Global Ventures LLP) runs the website, booking or messaging tools for this practice] | Website, advertising and messaging services, acting on our instructions |
We also share data with the doctor and clinic team involved in your care, bound by confidentiality; with laboratories, hospitals or specialists you are referred to, with your agreement; and with authorities, courts or regulators when the law requires. Some providers store data outside India. Where they do, we follow the DPDP Act's rules on transfers outside India.
We contact you only about what you asked for, such as confirming a time, sending a payment link, reminders and follow-up. Reminders do not name any condition or treatment. [FILL: confirm reminders will not name any condition or treatment] We send general information or updates only if you tick the separate optional box. Every promotional message tells you how to stop: reply STOP, or email drbkb@ziathlon.com. We keep a record of when and how you opted in.
At the time of writing, the Site does not use Google Analytics, a Meta Pixel or similar tracking tools. [FILL: confirm this is still true on the publish date] If any are added, we will update this policy first and, where the law requires it, ask for your consent before they run.
We use reasonable security practices, including restricted access, strong passwords with two-factor authentication on accounts, and encrypted (HTTPS) connections. No system is completely secure. If a personal data breach happens, we will tell the Data Protection Board of India and the people affected as the DPDP Act and its rules require.
Under the DPDP Act you may:
To use a right, email drbkb@ziathlon.com. We may need to confirm who you are first. We respond within [FILL: time to answer rights requests: counsel to confirm against the DPDP Rules]. The Act also asks you not to impersonate anyone or file false or frivolous complaints.
If the patient is under 18, a parent or lawful guardian must make the request and give consent for the child, and we verify that consent as the DPDP Act requires. We do not track children's behaviour or target advertising at children.
If you have a concern or complaint about how we handle your personal data, or any other matter about this Site, contact our Grievance Officer (named under the SPDI Rules and the DPDP Act):
Dr Bharath Kumar BWe acknowledge every complaint within 24 hours and resolve it within [FILL: complaint resolution time: counsel to confirm. The 2021 IT Rules as amended in Feb 2026 say 7 days for intermediaries, and the SPDI Rules say never more than one month], and in any case within one month of receiving it.
If you are not satisfied after using our grievance process, you may complain to the Data Protection Board of India as the DPDP Act provides.
We may update this policy. We post the new version here with a new "Last updated" date and, for significant changes, take reasonable steps to tell the people affected.
Dr Bharath Kumar B
Address: 55, 4th Cross Rd, off Bannerghatta Road, near IIM-B, Panduranga Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 79969 94499
Email: drbkb@ziathlon.com
Hours: [FILL: support hours: days and times, IST]
See also the Contact page.
Sports Medicine Doctor: Dr Bharath Kumar B
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These Terms apply to your use of sportsmedicinedoctor.in (the "Site") and to contacting us through the Site, WhatsApp, RCS, SMS or phone. The Site is run by Dr Bharath Kumar B ("we", "us"). By using the Site you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy.
This Site sells consultations. We do not offer, and nothing on the Site should be read as, a promise of cure, recovery, improvement or any particular result. Every person is different. Consultations are given by the doctors named on the Site. [FILL: confirm each doctor's qualification and registration details are shown on the Site]
Fees, payments, cancellations and refunds are set out in our Refund & Cancellation Policy.
The Site, WhatsApp and the request form are not for emergencies and are not watched for them. Call 112 or go to the nearest hospital.
If you give us your number and opt in, we may send appointment messages and, only if you tick the separate optional box, general information on WhatsApp, RCS, SMS or email. Reply STOP or email drbkb@ziathlon.com to opt out at any time.
Do not use the Site to break the law, give false information, impersonate anyone, upload harmful code, try to gain unauthorised access, or post anything abusive, obscene or defamatory or that infringes someone's rights.
Content on the Site (text, images, logo and the "Sports Medicine Doctor" name) belongs to the practice (Dr Bharath Kumar B) or its licensors. You may read it and share links for personal, non-commercial use. Do not copy or republish it without written permission.
Links to WhatsApp, social media or other websites are for convenience. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for loss from relying on general information on the Site, or from the Site being unavailable. Nothing in these Terms limits liability for professional negligence or any liability that cannot be excluded under Indian law, including consumer-protection law. [FILL: liability cap, if any: counsel to confirm]
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your personal and health data and your rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Contact our Grievance Officer, Dr Bharath Kumar B, [FILL: Grievance Officer designation], email drbkb@ziathlon.com, phone +91 79969 94499, address 55, 4th Cross Rd, off Bannerghatta Road, near IIM-B, Panduranga Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076. We acknowledge complaints within 24 hours and resolve them within [FILL: complaint resolution time: counsel to confirm. The 2021 IT Rules as amended in Feb 2026 say 7 days for intermediaries, and the SPDI Rules say never more than one month], and in any case within one month. See section 13 of the Privacy Policy.
We may update these Terms by posting a new version here with a new "Last updated" date.
These Terms are governed by the laws of India. The courts at [FILL: city whose courts have jurisdiction: counsel to confirm] have jurisdiction.
Dr Bharath Kumar B
Address: 55, 4th Cross Rd, off Bannerghatta Road, near IIM-B, Panduranga Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 79969 94499
Email: drbkb@ziathlon.com
Sports Medicine Doctor: Dr Bharath Kumar B
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This policy covers payments to Dr Bharath Kumar B for consultations booked through sportsmedicinedoctor.in. [FILL: confirm online payments are taken through Razorpay, or delete the payment sections]
All prices are in Indian rupees (INR). Consultation fee: [FILL: consultation fee in rupees, and any other fees]. [FILL: state whether the fee includes GST] We tell you the fee before you pay. The fee covers: [FILL: what is included, e.g. length of consultation and any follow-up].
[FILL: when payment is taken: at booking, or at the clinic] Payments are processed by Razorpay; we never see or store your card or bank details. [FILL: confirm payment methods accepted]
To reschedule or cancel, message us on WhatsApp at +91 79969 94499 or email drbkb@ziathlon.com. Please do this at least [FILL: notice period, e.g. hours before the appointment] before your appointment. Rescheduling: [FILL: how many times a booking may be moved, and any charge]. Cancellation: [FILL: what is refunded and what is kept]. If you do not attend (no-show): [FILL: what happens to the fee].
If we cancel, or cannot hold your consultation at the agreed time, we will offer you [FILL: what we offer: a new time, a full refund, or both].
If money was taken from your account but we did not confirm your payment, or you were charged twice, contact us with the Razorpay payment ID or a screenshot. We will correct it or refund the extra amount within [FILL: time in working days].
Consultations are given [FILL: in clinic and/or by video: confirm which]. Nothing physical is shipped through the Site.
Email drbkb@ziathlon.com or call +91 79969 94499 ([FILL: support hours: days and times, IST]). Complaints can go to our Grievance Officer, see the Privacy Policy.
We reply [FILL: how quickly we reply to messages, e.g. working-day promise].
This Site and these channels are not for emergencies. Call 112 or go to the nearest hospital.
Grievance Officer: Dr Bharath Kumar B, [FILL: Grievance Officer designation]. Email drbkb@ziathlon.com. Details and timelines are in our Privacy Policy.
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