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At the national level, #mallakhamb has long struggled to receive government support and is stuck within India’s vast sports regulatory systems.
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In Villupuram, a district in Tamil Nadu, the legacy of mallakhamb or “wrestler's pole' perseveres under the efforts of coaches and athletes eyeing Olympic inclusion.
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In 2022, due to harassment charges against the then president of the Mallakhamb Federation of India, Ramesh Indoliya, and the federation's failure to comply with regulations, the MFI lost its recognition as a national sports federation.
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“Today there is a mallakhamb training centre after every five kilometres in Villupuram,” Athithan said. This was not the case a few decades or a generation back.
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In #TamilNadu , traces of #mallakhamb —or mallar kambam, as it is locally known—can be found on stone carvings dating back to the seventh century, according to K Ganesh, a veteran practitioner of the sport.
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For many athletes, the ultimate goal is getting mallakhamb to the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. With two world championships, mallakhamb is slowly getting there.
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Ullaga Durai was never able to charge his students. “If I ask students from poor families for Rs 100–200, they will stop coming,” he said. Even today, the ones who still practise #mallakhamb mostly come from financially backward classes.
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“If there was a coaching fee, even the national players would have quit mallakhamb,” B Balaji, an 18-year-old member of the Khelo India university team, said.
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For many athletes, the ultimate goal is getting mallakhamb to the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. With two world championships, mallakhamb is slowly getting there.
Read the full report by Nainu Oommen. caravanmagazine.in/sports/tamil-n…
Most coaches still teach #mallakhamb for free. “Our coaches sponsor our trips when there is no government funding available because they understand the value of opportunities as well as their scarcity,” Balaji, an 18-year-old athlete, said.
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“People make fun of us on social media, comparing our sport to a circus—sometimes they do not even call it a sport,” Rohith Sairam, a member of the state’s six-member youth #mallakhamb team, said.
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“Today there is a mallakhamb training centre after every five kilometres in Villupuram,” Athithan said. This was not the case a few decades or a generation back.
Read the full report by Nainu Oommen. caravanmagazine.in/sports/tamil-n…
