CHENNAI: Four persons from Tamil Nadu won medals at the 10th Senior National Boccia Championship 2025-26, held by the Boccia Sports Federation of India at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from January 27 to February 3. M Mahalakshmi (27) from Vellore took gold in the BC-2 female individual category. Out of 15 players from the state, S Dinesh Kumar from Tiruchy won silver in the BC-1 male individual category, while Mahalakshmi took gold in the BC-2 female category. M Anusuya from Chennai secured silver in BC-3 female individual category. Sathish Kumar from Ektha Trust, which trains boccia players from Tamil Nadu, said the organisation has been providing training to over 1,000 players across the state, to enable them to compete at national and international levels.

Source: Indian Express February 10, 2026 03:50 UTC