Playing throw ball needs more energy and good health. Three college girls at Mugappair are doing wonders in the game and have won many medals at Zonal, District, State and National level.
Speaking to News Today, throw ball player Meenatchi Vijayakumar, said, “I am playing it for the past five years. Basically, I was very much interested in sports. When I was studying class eight I got an opportunity to play throw ball. I played well and my team won prize. After that, I got regular chance and became a member in the team. My family supports me a lot.
Everyday, I practice one hour in the morning and two hours in the evening. The weight of the ball is 800 grams. I will throw it forcibly to the opponent side. Many times, they find difficult to catch it. Normally, the game gets over in half-an-hour to one hour. If the opponent team is tough, it will take 1.5 hours to complete the game. I also concentrate on studies. I observe the class and revise lessons at home.”
She added: When I was studying in school, I played for Tiruvalluvar district. According to me, Chennai District and Kanchipuram District are the toughest teams. Initially, many times, we lost the game with Kanchipuram. So, we planned and work hard to win the match with them. And we did it finally, she added.
Shandani Soundararajan, another player, said, “When I was studying class five, I started to play throw ball. Initially, I joined the game for fun, but my interest in it made me to become a player. We got medals in most of the games that we played. We played seven National level, out of it we got six medals (gold, silver and bronze). I got college seat in sports quota and joined MIT.” Sandhya Shivaji and I are studying in MIT. She plays for our team. We all are friends. We prefer for State and National level matches and are not concentrating on International level, she added.