India’s multi-sport event National Games 2023, which is inspired by the prestigious Olympics, is currently underway. It kickstarted on October 26 and is scheduled to conclude on November 9 and is being hosted in Goa for the first time. Athletes from across the country have participated in this to showcase their talent in their respective fields. The event included Olympic as well as indigenous sports like Kho Kho and Mallakhamb, to name a few. Now, six girls from Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu have made their state proud after they won bronze medals in the Mallakhamb competition. Yamini, Mathivathani, Sangeetha, Pavitra, Bhumika and Bindushree are the six girls who participated in Mallakhamb and won the bronze medal. Reportedly, the District Collector, C Palani congratulated the girls in person.
Mathivathani is 10 years old, while Bhumika is only 8. In an interview with News18, the girls said that they won the bronze medal on behalf of the Tamil Nadu team in the National Games. However, this victory did not come easy for these young girls. To emerge victorious, they underwent rigorous training and practised from morning till evening.
In the same interview, the girls expressed their immense gratitude to their coaches for training them. They also appealed to the government to provide them with more support, so they could win big and make Tamil Nadu proud. This triumph will certainly push them to excel further in the Mallakhamb sports.
Mallakhamba or mallakhamb is a traditional sport that has its origins in India. This difficult sport includes a gymnast, who performs aerial yoga or gymnastic poses with the help of a stationary vertical pole. In fact, the word Mallakhamb refers to the pole, which is generally made of Sheesham and polished with castor oil. It is a form of ancient martial arts, which helps in training wrestlers and warriors. Hence, the word Malla also means wrestling and khamb(a) means pole; hence Mallakhamb means wrestling the pole.
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