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: