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Chennai Lions is an Indian professional table tennis franchise team based in Chennai that played in the Ultimate Table Tennis. It was established in 2019 by film director Aishwarya R. Dhanush and entrepreneur Sameer Bharat Ram. [1] [2] They are the reigning champions of the league after defeating Dabang Delhi TTC in 2019 UTT finals. [3] [4]
Chennai is home to popular Table tennis players Sharath Kamal and Subramanian Raman, both gold medalists at the Commonwealth Games and winners of the Arjuna award. The Chennai Sepak Takraw League is a major attraction in Chennai for the sport of Sepak Takraw, players from Tamil Nadu participate in four teams in this league. The Tamil Nadu men's ...
The club has four lighted tennis courts, and Vijay Amritraj played there. It held the first South India Championships in 1889, and hosted for many years after. It has hosted several International Tennis Federation tournaments and the women's national championships. The club also has a gym, swimming pool, billiards, table tennis and a cards room ...
MRF Pace Foundation is a coaching clinic for training fast bowlers from all over the world. Based in Chennai, India, it was founded in 1987 by MRF Limited, with the help of former Australian pace spearhead Dennis Lillee.
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Chennai, India. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road in Park Town besides the Chennai Central suburban railway station. It has a capacity of 40,000. In 1946, the Corporation Stadium was built in a portion of the land occupied by the People's Park in Central Madras.
Table tennis is a popular indoor recreation sport in India. It has gained popularity in states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. The official governing body of the sport in India is the Table Tennis Federation of India. As of October 2024, the men's team is ranked 12th in the world while the women's team is ranked 10th.
He is currently head coach of Indian players for Paris Olympics 2024. He first came to India to coach the Indian table tennis players in 2009. His second coaching stint with the Indian table tennis team was from 2016 to 2018 during which Indian players won a total of 8 medal, notably 3 gold medals at the Commonwealth games 2018.
Venugopal Chandrasekhar (18 June 1957 – 12 May 2021 [1]) was an Indian national table tennis champion and Arjuna Award winner. [ 2 ] Chandrasekhar died on 12 May 2021, from COVID-19 complications amid the COVID-19 pandemic in India .