Health Secretary Dr. J. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the State level

 Health Secretary Dr. J. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the State level and National level test competitions in Chennai 16 Men & Women para athletes selected to participate in the first Sub-Junior, Junior and Fourth Senior Powerlifting Championship 2022 to be held in Kolkata.

The first State Sub Junior and Junior Para Powerlifting Championship and the fourth Senior Men's and women Powerlifting Championship on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Paralympic Organization was held on 27.02.2002 at FOCUZ SPORTS ACADEMY, Nungambakkam on behalf of the Chennai Organization from 9 am to 6 pm.

The Special Guest Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, Principal Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Tamil Nadu along with Krithika Radhakrishnan inaugurated the event.

The tournament was attended by 150 players from 22 districts including Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur, Thiruvannamalai and Kallakurichi. Of these 11 men 5 women a total of 16 qualified to play in the national tournament.

11 Men's name, district and weight category are as follows: - Murugan-Kallakurichi 49 weight category, Divakar-Ramanathapuram 54 weight category, M Sudhakar-Chengalpattu 54 weight category, G Saravanan-Nilgiris 59 weight category, M Ramachandran Coimbatore 59 weight category , Srivelmurugan-Madurai 65 Weight Division, M. Krishnamurthy-Chennai 65 Weight Division, Sanjay Kumar-Kallakurichi Junior 65 Weight Division,Mohanakrishnan- Kanchipuram Sub Junior 65 Weight Category, Mustafa Kamal Basha - Thiruvallor Junior 49 Weight Division, G. Nagarajan-Virudhunagar Senior 59 Weight Division .

5 Women's name, district and weight category are as follows: -Gomati-Chennai 50 weight category, Nadia-Virudhunagar 55 weight category, Danam - Kallakurichi 55 weight category, Kasturi-Chennai 67 weight category, Yasoda-Kallakurichi 79 weight category.

All the 16 winners of the tournament have been selected to take part in the National Level Tournament to be held in Kolkata from March 18 to 20.

Power Lifting International and Asian Medal winner Mr. G. Ilangovan and Mr. T. Samaya Murali IRS Additional Commissioner of Customs attended the closing Ceremony function and presented certificates and medals to the winners.

Also present as special guests at the event were  Dr. Smt. Srimathy Kesan, Founder Ceo, Space Kidz India, Mr.Aravind Jayabal , Founder and Managing Trustee Raindrops Charity Foundation, B. Kirupakara Raja General Secretary, TNPSA, Mr. Vijayasarathy Treasurer, TNPSA , Mrs. Narmada Veni, Cinema Art Director, Dr.M.S.Nagarajan - Chairman, CPSA. Ganesh Singh - General Secretary, Chennai Para Sports Association and Tournament Organizer graced the occasion.

Flight of Fantasy - 15 underprivileged Orphanage kids First time

Flight of Fantasy - 15 underprivileged Orphanage kids First time Round trip Flight from coimbatore and Chennai a joint noble initiative by CNRT 20, MART 100 and CNLC 11.

Round Table India and Ladies Circle India,  through a joint initiative of Coimbatore North Round Table 20, Madras Anchorage Round Table 100 and  Coimbatore North Ladies Circle 11, have put a smile on the faces of 15 kids from less privileged background by turning their dreams of flying in an aeroplane into reality under their project "Flight of Fantasy".

Under the event Flight of Fantasy, 15 Children from an orphanage, Saranalayam, were given first time flight experience on a round trip from Coimbatore to Chennai. On landing from Coimbatore, they were greeted by tablers, circlers at airport and proceeded to VR, Anna Nagar, Chennai for a fun filled day. The management of VR Chennai organized private dining at Vasantha Bhavan. Post the sumptuous meal, a dedicated space was organized at Time Zone, VR  for the kids to play their hearts out. The kids then experienced the beautiful Chennai Metro ride and were all excited.

Speaking at the event, Tr. Moriya Philip, National President, Round Table India stated “RTI has been instrumental in enriching lives of underprivileged kids and Flight of Fantasy has been one of the initiatives many tables across India have adopted. This time, CNRT 20, MART 100 and CNLC 11 have come forward to turn dreams into reality for these 15 kids. We would also like to thank the management of VR , Anna Nagar for coming forward to support in this noble initiative”

Chairman Tr. Dipender Singh of CNRT20 and Chairman Tr.Rajesh Bohara of MART 100 also jointly quoted that "It gives us a sense of satisfaction to see that we have been a part and reason for a life time memory for those kids. The real joy is in giving back to the society"