Sport in Tamil Nadu

Strength sports

• Chess
• Cricket
• Athletics

Flagship scheme

Tamil Nadu Sports Award

Top athletes

• Viswanathan Anand
  5x World Chess Champion
• R. Praggnanandhaa
  FIDE World Cup Finalist 2023
• Ravichandran Ashwin
  537 Test wickets
• D. Gukesh
  World Chess Champion 2024
• R. Vaishali
  FIDE Women's Candidates Winner 2026

Academies

• MRF Pace Foundation
  Chennai · Elite
• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
  Chennai · National
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Ariyalur
  Ariyalur · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, JNIS, Chennai
  Chennai · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, JNS, Chennai
  Chennai · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Pudur, Chennai
  Chennai · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Coimbatore
  Coimbatore · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Cuddalore
  Cuddalore · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Dindigul
  Dindigul · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Dharmapuri
  Dharmapuri · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Erode
  Erode · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Krishnagiri
  Krishnagiri · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Madurai
  Madurai · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, NLC, Neyveli
  Neyveli · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Nagercoil
  Nagercoil · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Namakkal
  Namakkal · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Nilgiris
  Nilgiris · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Perambalur
  Perambalur · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Pudukkottai
  Pudukkottai · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Ramnad
  Ramanathapuram · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Sivagangai
  Sivagangai · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Selvam, Namakkal
  Namakkal · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Thanjavur
  Thanjavur · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Theni
  Theni · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Tuticorin
  Thoothukudi · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Trichy
  Tiruchirappalli · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Tirunelveli
  Tirunelveli · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Tiruvannamalai
  Tiruvannamalai · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Viluppuram
  Viluppuram · State
• SDAT Sports Hostel, Salem
  Salem · State
• ARTZ N India Football Club, Madurai
  Madurai · State
• Centre for Sports Science, Chennai
  Chennai · State
• Hatsun Badminton Centre, Thiruthangal, Dist-Virudhunagar
  Virudhunagar · State
• Institute of Table Tennis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  Chennai · State
• Lalji Memorial Omega International School, Chennai
  Chennai · State
• PSG College of Art and Science, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
  Coimbatore · State
• Raman TT, Chennai
  Chennai · State
• SDAT Badminton Academy Madurai, DR MGR Stadium Madurai
  Madurai · State
• SDAT Badminton Academy, Aquatic Complex Velachery
  Chennai · State
• SDAT Middle and Long Distance Academy, SDAT Stadium Thiruvanmalai
  Tiruvannamalai · State
• SDAT Sprints and Jumps Academy, DR MGR Stadium Madurai
  Madurai · State
• SDAT Table Tennis Academy Madurai, DR MGR Stadium Madurai
  Madurai · State
• SPK Sports Academy of SPK Education trust under SPK Matriculation HR. SEC School, Kadachanallur
  Kadachanallur · State
• Sports Development Authority of Tamilnadu, Chennai
  Chennai · State
• Sports Development Authority of Tamilnadu, Egmore, Chennai
  Chennai · State
• Sports Development Authority of Tamilnadu, JNS, Periampet
  Chennai · State
• Sports Development Authority of Tamilnadu, Vellore
  Vellore · State