Kabaddi Tournament, organized by Kulathur Kamarajar Sports Academy, held at Kulathur, Thoothukudi District, from 16th to 18th July 2026. Quarter Final Semi Final Final Final Standings Total Team 16 Participated Best Player : Mr S.Abhinandh II Year BSc (CS) SRM IST
Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, has announced a cash incentive of Rs 30 lakh for weightlifter Raja Muthupandi, who secured a silver medal in the men’s 65kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Congratulating the athlete on his achievement, the Chief Minister said the reward was in recognition of his outstanding performance and expressed confidence that the medal-winning feat would inspire young sportspersons across the State. The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, being held in Glasgow, brought together nearly 3,000 athletes from 74 countries.
The hockey tournament for South Zone CBSE school girls began on Friday in Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi district. The competition will be held at the artificial turf hockey ground in Krishna Nagar and the hockey ground in the Vels Vidyalaya school premises on behalf of Vels Vidyalaya School, Kovilpatti. 26 teams from 22 schools from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are participating in this.The competition will be held over 3 days in the under-14, 17 and 19 age groups. The competition will be held in a knockout format first, followed by a league format for the teams that qualify for the semi-finals, with prizes being awarded to the schools that secure the top 4 places. The match, which began on Friday at the Krishna Nagar stadium, was inaugurated by District Additional Superintendent of Police Sahay Joseph. School Principal Veeravel Murugan, Director Vijayarani Nagamuthu, School Principal Jannath Nisha Hussain, School Mentor Savio Lewis, Hockey Unit of Thoothukudi Secretary Guru Chitra Shanmuga Bharathi, Treasurer Kalimuthu Pandiyaraja, Police Inspectors Mariappan and Vanamamalai, among others, participated in this. In the subsequent matches, Telangana Delhi Public School team defeated Hosur Maharishi Vidya Mantri School team by 5-0 goals. Chennai BSPP team defeated Madurai SPOA School team by 3-0 goals. Gopichettipalayam Saradha School team defeated Vilathikulam Sri Ambal School team by 14-0 goals. Ambasamudram Wales Vidyalaya School team defeated Salem KUNI School team by 2-0 goals.
The Karur Cheran College team won the first match of the state-level electric kabaddi tournament that began in Thoothukudi on Friday. The 2nd annual K. Murugesan Nada Memorial Cup, an electronic kabaddi tournament for college students at the state level, organized by the Shanmugapuram Kabaddi Club and the Damodaran Nagar Sri Chandana Mariamman Temple Youth Club, with the support of the Thoothukudi District Amateur Kabaddi Association, began on Friday night. 8 teams in the men’s category and 6 teams in the women’s category will participate in the 3-day knockout tournament held at the Sri Chandana Mariamman Temple grounds.The first competition was inaugurated by S. Paranitharan, Regional Manager of Tamil Nadu Morgandale Bank, and Soman Gavaskar, Assistant Vice President of the bank. In the first match, the Karur Cheran College team defeated the Chennai Loyola College team by a score of 36-35. In the next match, the Kamaraj College team from Thoothukudi faced the Adhavan Arts and Science College team from Manapparai, Trichy district.
The District Boxers Association arranged 4 special vans, sports equipment and other items for the Thoothukudi district boys and girls who will participate in the state boxing tournament to be held in Namakkal from Sept. 1 to 4. More than 60 students from Thoothukudi district are participating in the competition organized by the School Education Department. In this regard, a consultation meeting with the players and coaches was held at a private restaurant in Thoothukudi under the chairmanship of Abhishek Ponseelan. At that time, activities including improving the sport of boxing in the Thoothukudi district, developing new players, and adding new members to the association were discussed.The association provided 2 vans for male and 2 vans for female students, sports equipment, and necessary arrangements for coaches to participate in the state competition, free of charge.
