Kerala offers sports facilities at par with international standards to bring in qualitative as well as quantitative advancements in the domain of sports in the State.
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) India has developed the "Know Your Medicine" application which helps athletes and athlete support personner to check if a medicine contains any prohibited substances.
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Department of sports and youth affairs , Government of Kerala conducted a 2 days Workshop on MASS SPORTS CULTURE at SAI, LNCPE, Kariyavattom , Thiruvananthapuram on 25th & 26th of September, 2023.. The workshop mainly focused on integration of sports projects in the state, micro level planning & execution.
In the Kerala State Schools Jr Hockey Championship held at Kollam from 11th-13th September, the Girls Hockey Team of G. V. Raja Sports School who are training under the coaches Shijith and Saira Banu won the first place in the under 17 girl’s Category with a 4-0 win in the finals against Kollam Sai and won 8-0 in the semi-finals against Thrissur. They were also selected as the Best Team and will be representing Kerala in the Under-17 Girl’s Category in the coming Junior Hockey National Championship to be held at Delhi.
In the Kerala State Schools Jr Hockey Championship held at Kollam from 11th-13th September, the Boys Hockey Team of G. V. Raja Sports School won the 3rd position in the Under-17 Boy’s Category.
Both Girls and Boys team of G. V. Raja Sports School won the title of Championship with 9 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals in the Kerala state sub-junior boxing championship held at YMA, Chackai, Trivandrum on the 4th and 5th of September, 2023. Taniya Biju was selected as the best Boxer and Krishna S was selected as the Scientific Boxer of the tournament respectively.
In the recently concluded District Athletics Championship-2023, G. V. Raja sports school emerged as champions wiht a total of 570 points.
The Jimmy George Sports Hub that offers sports facilities at par with international standards has taken the sports scenario in Kerala to an all new level.
The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA) has imbued this iconic stadium with renewed life by revamping it with state of the art facilities. Named after the legendary Volleyball player Jimmy George, this stadium holds a special place in the hearts of sports enthusiasts across the nation.
The ideal platform for sportspersons to hone their skills, the Jimmy George Sports Hub is housed at the Jimmy George Indoor Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. It was conceived to inspire both sports persons and the general public to ensure that sports and fitness becomes a part of their daily lives.
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Many of these sports and games that we play today have a rich history behindthem. These were played in the villages.
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Punch is a grassroots level boxing training program for GIRLS which is being implemented in 5 (Kannur, Kozhikode, Eranakulam, Kottayam and Kollam) districts in the state. It is a step to motivate the sports enthusiasts in the state, who are aspiring .....
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"Goal" is a Grass root level football development programme of Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala. It is a well known fact that keralites are deeply interested in Sports and Games, especially in football.
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'Healthy Kids' aims to enhance physical and mental abilities of children by initiating them to sports and games.The primary focus is to help the children devolop aptitude in a variety of games which could later be harnessed through systematic andscientific training.
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Athletics is one of the prioritized sports disciplines in Keralabased on the performance at National and International level. For performance enhancement, training at grass root level across the state , with interschool and inter district tournaments has to be more....
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Judoka is a state-wide grassroots training program for school students between age group of 8-11 years by establishing basic training centres in the State. JUDOKA was introduced to lay a better foundation for the promotion of Judo in the State and to be implemented as a....
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"Anju Bobby George won bronze in long jump in the World Athletic Championship at Paris in 2003- the first medal for India in the championship. Anju also won gold in the world athletic final in 2005. She was the first Indian lady to secure a medal in the commonwealth games (bronze in 2002) "
"K.M.Beenamol was the first Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award winner from Kerala ( 2002). "
"Shiny Wilson was the first lady who could be the flag bearer of India in the Olympics (1992 Barcelona). "
"P.T.Usha won 4 gold and 1 silver in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games - the best ever achievement of an Indian athlete. Won 4th in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Honoured as the best sports woman of India and Kerala of the 20th century. "
" M.D.Valsamma was the first Padma shri sportsperson from Kerala and also the first lady from South India to secure a gold medal in the Asian Games. "
"Jimmy George, the youngest winner of Arjuna Award in volleyball and the first professional volleyball player of India, he was considered one of the best 10 attackers of the world in 1980s. Honoured as the best sportsman of Kerala of the 20th century, Italians honoured him by making a new Indoor Stadium in his memory in Brescia, a rare honour to an Indian Sportsman. "
"T.C.Yohannan won gold in long jump in the 1974 Tehran Asian Games with a record of 8.07 mtrs. The first Keralite to create an Asian record and also the first Indian to cross 8 mtrs in long jump. "
"Kerala Football Team won Santhosh Trophy for the first time in 1973 - football is the most popular sport in the world. "
" Manuel Fredricks won bronze in hockey in the 1972 Munich Olympics - the first Keralite to secure an Olympic medal. "
"Suresh Babu was the first athlete from Kerala to secure a medal in the Commonwealth Games - bronze in 1978, Edmonton. "
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