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List Of Sportspeople From Tamil Nadu
The following is the list of International Sports Persons from the Indian State of Tamil Nadu: 2016 Summer Olympics - Rio 2016 * Satish Sivalingam - Weightlifting, * Arokia Rajiv - 4 x 400 m Relay, * Ayyasamy Dharun - 4 x 400 m Relay, * Sharath Kamal - Table Tennis, *Krishnan Ganapathi- 20 km Walk, *Mohan Kumar- Track and Field 2016 Summer Paralympics - Rio 2016 Athletics * Rajasekaran Pichaya * Santhi Soundarajan * Kumaravel Premkumar * Nikhil Chittarasu Table Tennis * Sathiyan Gnanasekaran * Sharath Kamal Achanta Sharath Kamal (born 12 July 1982) is a professional Table Tennis player from Tamil Nadu, India. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran is the highest ever ranked Indian in the world. International Achievements Tennis All grand slam and highest singles ranking by an Indian are achieved by the players from Tamil Nadu. Ramanathan Krishnan reached semi finals of grand slam twice. His son Ramesh Krishnan reached grand slam quarters thrice and have beaten then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhi Soundarajan
Santhi Soundarajan (also spelled ''Shanthi Soundararajan'', ta, சாந்தி சௌந்திரராஜன், born 17 April 1981) is a track and field athlete from Tamil Nadu, India. She is the winner of 12 international medals for India and around 50 medals for her home state of Tamil Nadu. Shanthi Soundarajan is the first Tamil woman to win a medal at the Asian Games. She competes in middle distance track events. She was stripped of a silver medal won at the 2006 Asian Games after failing a sex verification test which disputed her eligibility to participate in the women's competition. Early life and career Santhi was born in 1981 in the village of Kathakkurichi in the Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu, India. Santhi grew up in a 20-by-5-foot hut across the road from the new home she lives in now. There was no bathroom or outhouse, nor was there running water or electricity. She is one of five children of brick-kiln labourers in a rural villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Singles
Table tennis men's singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia from 10 to 15 April. Main draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Preliminary stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Group 11 Group 12 Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 Group 16 Group 17 Group 18 Group 19 Group 20 References {{Reflist Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Men's singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Doubles
Table tennis men's doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia from 11 to 14 April. Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References {{Reflist Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Men's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport had an equal number of events for male and female athletes. 4,426 athletes including 300 para-athletes from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations took part in the event. The Gambia, which withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Games Federation in 2013, was readmitted on 31 March 2018 and participated in the event. With 275 sets of medals, the games featured 18 Commonwealth sports, including beach volleyball, para triathlon and women's rugby sevens. These sporting events took place at 14 venues in the host city, two venues in Brisbane and one venue each in Cairns and Townsville. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Team
Table tennis men's team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... from April 5 to 9. Group stage *2 points were awarded for won tie, and 1 point for lost tie. Group 1 ---- Group 2 ---- Group 3 ---- Group 4 ---- Group 5 ---- Group 6 ---- Knockout stage Bracket Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal Final References {{Reflist Men's team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's Team
The Men's team competition began on 4 October 2010. There were a total of 25 teams. Preliminaries Group 1 4 October 5 October 6 October Group 2 4 October 5 October 6 October Group 3 4 October 5 October 6 October Group 4 4 October 5 October 6 October Group 5 4 October 5 October 6 October Group 6 4 October 5 October 6 October Elimination rounds See also *2010 Commonwealth Games *Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Yamuna Sports Complex from 4 to 14 October 2010. Venues * Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium *Jamia Millia Islamia (training venue) Medal table Medallists Participating nations * ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Men's team Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 4352 athletes from 71 The Commonwealth, Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It was also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 Asian Games, 1951 and 1982 Asian Games, 1982. The 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, opening and 2010 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India and the second time they were held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998 Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's Doubles
The Men's doubles competition began on 10 October 2010. There were a total of XX competitors. First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Semifinals See also *2010 Commonwealth Games *Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Yamuna Sports Complex from 4 to 14 October 2010. Venues * Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium *Jamia Millia Islamia (training venue) Medal table Medallists Participating nations * * ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Men's doubles Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held in Melbourne, Australia between 15 and 26 March 2006. It was the fourth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games. It was also the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held. More than 4,000 athletes from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations took part in the event. Zimbabwe withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Games Federation on 8 December 2003 and so did not participate in the event. With 245 sets of medals, the games featured 17 Commonwealth sports. These sporting events took place at 13 venues in the host city, two venues in Bendigo and one venue each in Ballarat, Geel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (born 8 January 1993) is an Indian table tennis player, who is the highest ranked Indian, currently ranked at 39 in the world as of November 2022. He was a member of the Indian team that won back to back Gold medals in 2018 & 2022 Commonwealth Games . In May 2019, Sathiyan attained his career best World ranking of 24 and became the first Indian paddler ever to break into the World Top-25 ITTF rankings. He became the first Indian paddler to sign a contract with Okayama Rivets for the Japanese T-league. He has currently signed up with JURA MOREZ for the French PRO-A league. He is an employee of ONGC & currently being supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. Achievements Sathiyan announced himself in the world stage in Table Tennis when he won the ITTF Challenge Belgium Open title in the men's singles category in September 2016. This was his first ITTF pro tour title. In the final match played at De Haa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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