Sports in Thanjavur

Sport is an activity that must be encouraged from the very beginning of a child's development. It conditions a child from within and makes him learn some of the very important lessons of life very easily like team spirit and how to accept defeat and many more. To encourage sports is the responsibility of both government and parents. The main focus of sport enthusiasts in Thanjavur like most places in Tamil Nadu is cricket but they need to look at sports beyond cricket. Thanjavur has many coaching classes for various sports and some important names of coaches have been listed below:

• Thanjavur  Athletics- M.Ramalingam
• Thanjavur Basketball- K.Babu
• Thanjavur Football – I. John Sahayaraj
• Thanjavur Volleyball- S.Antony Athirstaraj
• Thanjavur Weightlifting-T.Senthil Kumar
• Thanjavur Hockey- R.Anabalagan
• Thanjavur Swimming-S.Ranjith Kumar
• Srinivaasan Tennis Academy

These coaches are associated with Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu and are very excellent in their respective fields.

• Thanjavur District Taekwondo Association
• Ariyalur Sendurai Taekwondo Classes
• Phoenix Cricket Centre
• Cricket Coaching Class in Chennai
• Erode Karate School Karate Master Balachandran
  

Stadiums in Thanjavur

Thanjavur houses many stadiums that provide the grounds to play and practice for various sports events. There are indoor as well as outdoor stadiums. Government has sanctioned good amount of money for the maintenance and development of these stadiums. The various stadiums of Thanjavur are as follows:

• Palace Ground
• Thilagar Thidal
  
• Police Parade Ground
• Annai Sathya Stadium
• Government ITI Ground
• TMC Cricket and Football Ground
• TMC Basketball Court