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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Alathankarai Kabaddi Club''' is a [[kabaddi]] club in [[Alathankarai]], a small village hamlet in [[Rajakkamangalam]], Kanyakumari District of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The club was founded by Ravichandran, a former kabaddi player, in 1989 and provides free training for young people in Alathankarai and the neighbouring village. Apart from Kabadi the club also teaches [[Silambam|Silambattam]], an ancient form of martial arts in India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kabaddi club |first1=Alathankarai |title=Where kabaddi helps to break chains of poverty |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/where-kabaddi-helps-to-break-chains-of-poverty/ |work=Times of India Blog |date=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=News |first1=Nagercoil |title=Tamil Thalaivas visited Alathankarai kabaddi club, Nagercoil - |url=http://www.nagercoilinfo.com/tamil-thalaivas-visited-alathankarai-kabaddi-club-nagercoil/ |date=17 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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Alathankarai Kabaddi Club has produced numerous kabaddi players who have gone on to represent the country.<ref name="timesofindia-prasad">{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-12|title=Kanyakumari man finds his niche among kabaddi elites - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/pro-kabaddi-league/kanyakumari-man-finds-his-niche-among-kabaddi-elites/articleshow/60007993.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The club was formed to train players who could represent India and improve the low economic status of the village.<br />
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==About the Club==<br />
The current number of players in the club is 110 in the junior senior and super-senior category.<br />
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Players of the club who are currently part of pro-kabadi league are [[Jeeva Kumar]] (who was part of the team which won gold medal at the 2010 [[Asian games]] in [[Guangzhou]]), R Sriram<ref name="timesofindia-prasad"/> (Dabang Delhi), Jeeva Kumar (UP Yoddha), Chandran Ranjit (Gujarat Fortunegiants), M Babu (Haryana Steelers) and D Suresh Kumar (U Mumba).<br />
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==References==<br />
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