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Sports in Chennai |
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Sports in Chennai is also a major form of entertainment. Large number of people in Chennai indulge in sports which is also a sort of maintaining fitness for them. You will find that different types of games are a part of the sports in Chennai. A large number of players playing in different national teams are from Chennai.
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Cricket in Chennai:
Cricket is one of the major sports in Chennai. It is a popular game as well. A large number of players in the Indian team are from this city of India. A large number of people closely follow this game as well. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium of Chennai is the International Venue for Cricket matches here. Cricket is the most popular sport in Chennai. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium was earlier known as Madras Cricket Club ground or Chepauk Stadium as well. This stadium was built in the year 1916. It can accommodate around 50,000 people.This place is also the home of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. Some of the major cricketers from Chennai are S. Venkataraghavan and Kris Srikkanth. Dennis Lilee has established his pace academy in Chennai.
Tennis in Chennai:
Tennis the nest popular game after cricket in Chennai. There is a tennis court in Chennai as well. It is known as ATP Chennai Open - Centre Court at the SDAT Tennis Stadium complex which is in Nungambakkam. The city is kniwn for hosting the Chennai Open which is also a ATP tournament as well. The tennis stadium can accommodate around 6,000 spectators. The stadium also has five synthetic surface courts. TSome of the major tennis stars who have come up from Chennai includes Ramanathan Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj, Ramesh Krishnan and Mahesh Bhupathi The Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy is situated in Chennai.
Hockey in Chennai:
There is a Premiere Hockey League team in Chennai Veerans. It is played in the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, which can accommodate around 4000 people. This stadium is the venue for various hockey matches in the city. The stadium here has hosted the Champions Trophy twice. This tournament has featured the top six teams in the world. This was in the years 1996 and 2005.
Athletics and swimming in Chennai:
A large number of Athletic and swimming competitions are held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium which is the major stadium for these in Chennai. This stadium can accommodate around 40,000 people. There is a multi-purpose indoor stadium along with accommodation facility for 8,000 people. Other than this, competitions are organized for volleyball, basketball, table tennis. Chennai has also hosted the SAF Games in 1995.
Chess in Chennai:
Chess has gained importance due to Viswanathan Anand. He is the three-time FIDE champion and the world's top Chess player as well. Manuel Aaron, Krishnan Sasikiran and S. Vijayalakshmi are other chess players who belong to this city.
Table tennis in Chennai:
Chennai a hub of the Table tennis players. Players like Sharath Kamal and Subramanian Raman are gold medalists in this field. They are also Arjuna award winners as well.
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