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Sports

About Sports

For a long time, sports have been viewed as a way to stay healthy and in shape, but their importance goes much further. Playing sports teaches life lessons like discipline, responsibility, self-confidence, accountability, and teamwork. Studies have shown that exercise increases blood flow to the brain and helps the body build more connections between nerves, leading to increased concentration, enhanced memory, stimulated creativity, and better-developed problem-solving skills. In short, playing sports helps your brain grow and makes it work better. We organize many sport events to ensure students' better development.



Staff

Dr. R. Selvakumar., M.P.Ed., M.Phil., P.G.D.C.A., P.G.D.Y.M.H., NSNIS., Ph.D.,


Dr. P. Nathiya., M.Sc., M.P.Ed., M.Phil., P.G.D.Y.A., Ph.D.,

Sports Highlights

Carrom
L. Ammshavarthini, I B.Sc. Maths, won gold medal in the Madurai District level carrom (Singles) tournament 2017, 24-26 November 2017.
Badminton
Badminton men’s team won the MKU Inter-Collegiate A Zone Runners-up Trophy 2017 at Dr. M.G.R Stadium, Madurai, on 26.07.2017.
Handball
Handball women’s team participated in the MKU Inter-Collegiate Handball (Women) Tournament at N.M.S.S.V.N College, Madurai, from 10-11 October 2017.
Table Tennis
Table tennis men’s team won the MKU A Zone Runners-up Trophy 2017 at Yadava College, Madurai, on 24.07.2017.
Chess
Chess (Women) team participated in the MKU Inter-Collegiate Chess (Women) Tournament at MU.Va. Hall, M.K. College, Madurai, from 16-18 August 2017.

Sports Facilities

Basketball Court

Basketball Court

Volleyball Ground

Volleyball Ground

Football Court

Football Court

Sports at a Glance

15

Sports Organized

12

Outdoor Sports

3

Indoor Sports

Achievements

International Shooting
V. Sarvesh Swaroop Shankar, III B.Sc. Biotech, won medals in the 60th National Shooting Championship (Rifle), Pune, 12-26 December 2016.
Chess Grand Master
J. Deepan Chakkravarthy, Grand Master (Chess), was honored with Rs. 25,000 by Secretary Thiru. Karumuttu K. Thiagarajan on 21 September 2017.
Carrom Championship
L. Ammshavarthini, I B.Sc. Mathematics, won silver medal and India No. 2 position in the 45th Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship, Pune, 28-31 January 2018.
Swimming
A. Sanjay Kumar, III B.Sc. IT, won Silver (50m, 100m Freestyle) and Gold (200m Freestyle) at MKU Swimming Competition, Kalasalingam University.
Visually Challenged Cricket
Visually challenged students won Runners-up Trophy in State Level Cricket Tournament, Polachi, 9-10 September 2017: T. Vasanth, V. Pazhanivel, S. Malaichamy.
Visually Challenged Athletics
Visually challenged students’ achievements, Polachi, 9-10 September 2017: T. Vasanth (Bronze 5000m, Silver Discus), S. Malaichamy (Silver Long Jump, Bronze Shot Put, Gold Javelin).
Ball Badminton
Ball Badminton (Men) team won MKU A Zone Inter-Collegiate Winners Trophy, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, 12 September 2016.
Cricket
M. Nagarajan, III B.Sc. Physics, represented in Cricket at Hindustan University, 2-11 January 2017.
Volleyball
Volleyball (Men) team won MKU A Zone Inter-Collegiate Runners-up Trophy, The American College, Madurai, 26 August 2016.
Swimming
A. Sanjay Kumar, III B.Sc. IT, represented in Swimming at Punjab University, Chandigarh, 16-20 October 2016.
Cricket
N. Karthikeyan, III B.Sc. Psychology, represented in Cricket at Hindustan University, 2-11 January 2017.
Ball Badminton
A. Ponraj, III B.A. Tamil, represented in Ball Badminton at SRM University, Chennai, 29 December 2016 - 2 January 2017.
Fencing
R. Devendarn, I B.Sc. Computer Science, achieved 5th place in Men’s Saber Individual at Hong Kong Open Fencing Championship, 24-27 November 2017.