Tamil Nadu Sports, Sports in Tamilnadu, Tamil Nadu Information

A sport consists of a normal physical activity or skill carried out under a publicly agreed set of rules, and with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of skill, or some combination of these. The difference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess.

Therefore swimming competitively in front of thousands in an indoor arena is considered a sport, whereas swimming in a pool or in the sea by oneself is seen simply as a recreation.

Sport is a major area of human interest and activity. A large part of our leisure, and newspaper and TV time is given over to it.

A pragmatic approach to defining "sport" is to look at the common usage of the term.

A sport can be operationally defined as an activity characteristically involving :

The exercise of a useful physical skill recreationally, i.e. for a purpose other than its practical application in daily life.
Conforming to a set of rules for the activity while aiming to attain excellence.
The excellence referred to above may be measured against previous benchmarks, time measurements, performance of the other team or participants, world records, etc.

Gladiators in Rome fought and killed for the delectation of the audience, rather than to protect the Empire:
Yachting is the travel across water for enjoyment or competition rather than e.g. for transport or commerce:
Running is done on a course for a fixed length of time or distance, rather than simply to catch a bus.

Chennai is home to the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium for cricket (formerly known as Madras Cricket Club ground or Chepauk Stadium) in Chepauk

This grass pitch stadium seats 50,000 and is home to the Tamil Nadu cricket team.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Periamet seats 40,000 and hosts soccer, athletic and volleyball competitions.
The Egmore Stadium for field hockey seats 4,000 spectators and has an astro turf field.
The Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam seats 7,000 spectators and has 6 courts.
The Aquatic Complex in Velachery Road seats 4,000 spectators.
The Guindy Race Course is also in Chennai.
The IIT MADRAS Chemplast cricket ground was acknowledged by the maestro Sachin Tendulkar as the most scenic in India
The Sriperambudur and Sholavaram car and bike racing courses are on the outskirts of the city.