NE SPORTS BUREAU
COIMBATORE, AUG 12
The cluster-level competitions of the Isha Gramotsavam – India’s biggest rural sports festival, kicked-off in Coimbatore on Saturday. In the first phase of volleyball matches held in Coimbatore, village teams comprising hundreds of enthusiastic players participate. In Kovai, the matches were held at Thondamuthur, Karamadai, Sulur and Pollachi. The matches for Thondamuthur cluster teams were held at Isha Vidya School, Santhegoundanpalayam. Chairman of Ikarai Boluvambatti Panchayat Sadanandam participated as the special guest and inaugurated the competitions.
- Teams winning at the cluster-level will advance to the Divisional level
- In the first phase of volleyball matches in Coimbatore, village teams comprising hundreds of enthusiastic players participate
Similarly, in the matches organized in Pollachi’s NGM College, the events were flagged off by the directors of Mariyamman Uzhavan Manufacturer Company, Selvakumarasamy and Gopi Anand. Teams winning at the cluster-level will advance to the Divisional level before proceeding to compete at the Final to be organised on September 23rd in front of Adiyogi, Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore. Prizes for winning teams are Volleyball (Men): Rs. 5 Lakhs, Throwball (Women): Rs. 2 Lakhs. The players overall stand a chance to win from a pool of prize money worth Rs 55 lakhs.