Sports

Department of Physical Education

A sound mind in a sound body is the basic philosophy of physical education. Both the brain and the brawn of the students should be equally trained and developed to bring the best out of them in all walks of life. The department of physical education at STC has been encouraging sportsmen by giving them professional training, coaching, competitive experiences and exposures under the direct supervision of trained and experienced coaches and sports administrators.

Our professional preparation through training brings excellence individually as well as a team. In pursuit of excellence, our boys regularly play against top teams in Tamil Nadu and other states, which provide them plethora of job opportunities as sports administrators in various departments of centre and state governments.

STC Sportsmen are committed, hardworking, highly disciplined without compromising their studies. Government organizations like ICF, Railways, Banks, Central Excise, Customs etc., prefer STC sportsmen as they have been the asset and enduring to play for long years in their teams.

Objectives

• To bring glory to STC in the field of sports and to inspire the youth to achieve excellence.
• To provide specialized sports training with adequate academic support to bring about the best.
• To evolve professional educational process to develop sports as a career
• To develop awareness on the importance of sports for holistic development.

Achievements - International Level

STC Volleyball Player K. Akilan of II BBA represented India and won Bronze Medal in the CAVA Men’s Under-19 Volleyball Championship held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 10th to 16th June 2025.
T. Sadham Hussain of I MA English represented India in the 10th Asian Para Taekwondo Championship held at Kuching, Malaysia, from 30th July to 1st August 2025.
T. Sadham Hussain of I MA English Literature won the Gold Medal in the K-44 category (Under 58 kg) at the National Para Taekwondo Championship held in Bengaluru on 28th and 29th March 2026. He was also selected to represent India in the 27th Asian Para Taekwondo Championship to be held in Mongolia in May 2026.

National Level

K. Akash of III BBA won the Bronze Medal in the 800 mts with a performance of 1:52.07 seconds at the 97th Tamil Nadu State Senior Athletic Championship held in Salem from 18th to 20th July 2025.
S. Kowshika of III B.Com (ABA) won the Silver Medal in the 52 kg weight category at the Tamil Nadu State Judo Championship held at SDAT Indoor Stadium, Thiruvannamalai, from 1st to 3rd August 2025.
STC Boys secured 3rd Place in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate Cross Country Road Race Championship held at Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobi, on 4th August 2025.
STC Boys secured 4th Place in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate Yoga Championship held at NGM College, Pollachi, on 6th August 2025.
K. Vedhapriyan of III BBA won the Silver Medal in Decathlon with a performance of 6,279 points at the Tamil Nadu State Junior (Under-20) Athletic Championship held in Madurai from 7th to 10th August 2025.
STC Ball Badminton Team secured Third Place in the State-Level Inter-Collegiate Founder’s Birthday Ball Badminton Championship held at SRM University, Acharapakkam Campus, Chengalpattu, from 8th to 10th August 2025.
STC Boys Chess Team secured the Runner-Up title in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate Chess Championship held at Dr. R.V. Arts and Science College, Karamadai, Coimbatore, on 18th and 19th August 2025.
STC Ball Badminton Team secured Third Place in the CM Trophy Tournament held at Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore, on 28th and 29th August 2025.
STC Volleyball Team secured the Winners’ title in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate “C” Zone Volleyball Tournament held at STC, Pollachi, on 15th and 16th September 2025.
A. Mathesh Bevinraj of III BA English won the Bronze Medal in the 5000 mts with a performance of 16:25.58 minutes at the 39th Tamil Nadu State Junior (Under-20) Athletic Championship held at TNPSU, Chengalpattu, from 19th to 21st September 2025.
K.Vedhapriyan of IIl BBA has won the Gold Medal in Decathlon with the performance of 6277 Points in the 39thTamilnadu State Junior (under 20) Athletic Championship held at TNPSU Chengalpattu from 19th to 21st September 2025 and also represented Tamilnadu and won Silver Medal with the performance of 6172 points in the 36th South Zone National Athletic Championship held at Gundur, AP from 23rd to 25th September 2025.
STC Girls secured Third Place in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate “C” Zone Kabaddi Tournament held at SNGC, Coimbatore, on 26th and 27th September 2025.
STC Volleyball Team secured the Runner-Up title in the State-Level Inter-Collegiate Kongu Trophy Volleyball Championship held at Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, from 26th to 28th September 2025.
M. Padmanathan of I MSW won the Gold Medal in the 120 kg weight category with a total performance of 640 kg at the Tamil Nadu State Junior Powerlifting Championship held at Suguna Auditorium, Coimbatore, from 26th to 28th September 2025.
Z. Kathijabevi of I B.Com (BA) was selected to represent the Coimbatore District Kabaddi Team, which won the Champion title at the State-Level CM Trophy Kabaddi Championship held in Chennai from 7th to 9th October 2025. She received individual prize money of Rs. 75,000.
STC Boys secured Third Place in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate “C” Zone Cricket Tournament held at SNMV CAS, Coimbatore, from 28th September to 8th October 2025.
Z. Kathijabevi of I B.Com (BA) represented the Bharathiar University Women’s Kabaddi Team, which secured the Runner-Up title in the South Zone Inter-University Kabaddi (Women) Championship held at Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Chennai, from 29th October to 2nd November 2025.
P. R. Basil of II DCFS won the Bronze Medal in the Under-65 kg category, and L. Kishok of I B.Com won the Bronze Medal in the Under-85 kg category at the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate Boxing Championship held at Nehru College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, on 28th October 2025.
STC Boys secured Third Place in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate Weightlifting Tournament held at Nehru College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, on 31st October 2025.
S. Kowshika of III B.Com (ABA) represented Bharathiar University in the All India Inter-University Judo Championship held at Sanjeev Agrawal Global Educational University, Bhopal, from 9th to 12th November 2025.
STC Volleyball Team secured the Runner-Up title in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate Inter-Zone Volleyball Tournament held at Dr. N.G.P. College of Arts and Science on 25th and 26th November 2025.
STC Best Physique Team secured Third Place in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate Best Physique Championship held at Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, on 18th December 2025.
STC Ball Badminton Team secured the Runner-Up title in the Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate Ball Badminton Championship held at PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, on 18th and 19th December 2025.
STC Volleyball Players K. Akilan of BBA, Lucky Anand of BBA, Rao Kumaran of BBA, and K. Neethivendhan of B.Sc. (Psychology) were selected to represent the Bharathiar University Volleyball Team, which secured Fourth Place in the South Zone Inter-University Volleyball Championship held at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, from 10th to 14th December 2026.
M. Kowsalya of I MSW represented Bharathiar University in the All India Inter-University Women’s Athletic Championship held at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, from 12th to 16th January 2026.
K. Vedhapriyan of III BBA represented Bharathiar University in the All India Inter-University Men’s Athletic Championship held at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, from 12th to 16th January 2026.
P. Premkumar and S. Selvam of III B.Sc. IT, P. Manikandan of III BBA, and M. Dharun of II BBA represented Bharathiar University and secured Fourth Place in the All India Inter-University Ball Badminton (Men’s) Championship held at Jamal Mohamed College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, from 14th to 17th January 2026.
E. Manoj of II MSW won the Bronze Medal in the 59 kg weight category with a total performance of 500 kg at the State-Level Inter-Collegiate Powerlifting Championship held at Pioneer College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, from 22nd to 24th January 2026.
Z. Kathija Bevi of I B.Com (BA) represented Bharathiar University in the All India Inter-University Women’s Kabaddi Championship held at the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), from 9th to 12th February 2026.
S. Kaniraja of I B.Sc. Psychology represented Bharathiar University in the All India Inter-University Men’s Cross Country Championship held at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, on 15th February 2026.
K. Subashini of II M.Sc. Mathematics represented Bharathiar University in the All India Inter-University Women’s Ball Badminton Championship held at PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul, from 11th to 15th February 2026.
STC Volleyball Players K. Akilan of II BBA, Lucky Anand of III BBA, E. Rao Kumaran of II BBA, and K. Neethivendhan of I B.Sc. (Psychology) represented the Bharathiar University Volleyball Team in the All India Inter-University Volleyball Championship held at Manipal University, Jaipur, from 20th to 25th February 2026.
K. Akilan of II BBA, Ragavan A. Nithish of III B.Com, P. Srideva of I B.Com, and V. Avishik of I B.Com represented the Coimbatore District Youth Volleyball Team in the Youth State Inter-District Volleyball Championship held at Koradacheri, Thiruvarur, from 11th to 15th February 2026.
R. R. Kubendhiran of II M.Com represented Bharathiar University in the All India Inter-University Men’s Best Physique Championship held at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, from 3rd to 4th March 2026.
STC Volleyball Players K. Akilan of II BBA and K. Lucky Anand of III BBA were selected to represent the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh State Youth Volleyball Teams, respectively, in the 26th Youth National Volleyball Championship held at KIIT, Bhubaneswar, from 15th to 20th March 2026.
STC Athlete M. Kousalya of I MSW represented Tamil Nadu and won the Silver Medal in the 4 × 100 mts relay at the 3rd Open National Relay Championship held in Chandigarh on 28th March 2026.
N. S. Pranesh of I MSW won the Silver Medal in Race Walking with a performance of 1:53:43.39 at the 98th Tamil Nadu Senior Athletic Championship held in Tirunelveli from 29th to 31st May 2026.

Bharathiar University Representation

The following Students of STC have represented Bharathiar University in the Inter-University competitions

Table with Row Borders and Gaps

S.No	Name	Year/Class	Game
1	M.Deepak	I BBA	Takewondo
2	K.S.Shaibalaji	I BBA	Takewondo
3	V.Ayyanar	I BBA	Takewondo
4	S.Kaniraja	III BA ENG	Cross Country Race
5	A.Pandi	II MCOM	Cross Country Race
6	A.Lucky anand	II BBA	Volleyball
7	M.Kowsalya	II MCom IB	Athletics
8	N.S.Pranesh	I B.Com	Athletics
9	K.Akash	II BBA	Athletics
10	K.Vethapriyan	II BBA	Athletics
11	I.Aswalt Praveen Raj	II MCom IB	Powerlifting
12	N.Dharaneesh	III BBA	Powerlifting
13	K. aruppasamy	I MSW	Powerlifting
14	K.Subashini	I MSc Maths	Ball Badminton (W)
15	A.Abinash	III BBA	Ball Badminton (M)
16	S.Selvam	II BSC IT	Ball Badminton (M)
17	P.Manikandan	II BBA	Ball Badminton (M)
18	P.Prem kumar	II BBA	Ball Badminton (M)

Bharathiar University Team Championship

The following teams of STC have achieved team Championship in the Bharathiar University Inter- Collegiate Tournaments.

Table with Row Borders and Gaps

S.No	Game	Place
1	Cross Country Race	Winners
2	Taekwondo	Winners
3	Weight Lifting	Runner – Up
4	Power Lifting	Runner - Up
5	Ball Badminton	Runner - Up
6	Volleyball “C” Zone	Winners
7	Cricket “C” Zone	Third Place
8	Kabaddi “C” Zone	Third Place
9	Athletics	Fourth Place
10	Boxing	Fourth Place
11	Volleyball Inter Zone	Fourth Place
12	Kho-Kho	Third Place

Bharathiar University Sports Ranking

Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College has secured Second Place in Sports among the affiliated colleges of Bharathiar University for 15 consecutive years.

Faculty Profile

Name - K. Bharathi
Designation - Director – Physical Education
Qualification - B.Sc., M.P.Ed., M.Phil,Ph.D
Age - 47
Contact No - 98422 71077
Email Id - sports@stc.ac.in

Name - K. Theanmozhi
Designation - Asst. Directress of Physical Education
Qualification - B.Sc, M.P.Ed.,M.Phil,P.hd(Pursuing)
Age - 41
Contact No - 99420 49200
Email Id - theanmozhi.k@stc.ac.in

Name - K. Chandra Sekaran Nair
Designation - Volleyball Coach
Qualification - Diploma in Nis
Age - 73
Contact No - 94442 61427
Email Id - naircsvb@gmail.com

Name - T. Ranjith Kumar
Designation - Games Marker
Qualification - 8th Std
Age - 41
Contact No - 97885 52669
Email Id - sports@stc.ac.in

Infrastructure for Physical Education

Facilities at Sports Block – There is a separate sports block exclusively for sports and games with all modern amenities.

Indoor games – Chess, Carrom & Table Tennis
Fitness Center
Separate green rooms for boys and girls with toilet and bath facilities
First aid facilities.
Office room for physical education
Store room for sports equipment
Football

Outreach Programme

1. STC Organized 10th State Level Inter – School STC Silver Jubilee – Founders Trophy Volleyball Championship for School Boys from 26th to 28th Nov 2022. Dr. C.Arumugan, Associate Professor (Retd.), Tamilnadu Physical Education & Sports University, Chennai has consented to be Chief Guest and distributed the Prizes.
2. STC Organized Bharathiar University Inter Collegiate Ball Badminton Tournament for men on 03rd & 4th March 2022.
3. STC Organized 6^th District Level Inter – School STC Founders Trophy in Volleyball, Ball Badminton,Kho-Kho and Basketball for Boys, Kho – Kho and Ball Badminton for Girls on 28^th July 2023. Shri. K.S.Akilan,Managing Director,Pazhamudir Nilayam,Pollachi consented to be Chief Guest and distributed the Prizes.
4. STC Organized 11^th State Level Inter – School STC Founders Trophy in Ball Badminton Tournament for Boys on 1^st& 2^nd September 2023. Shri. R.Devanand, Executive Engineer, TANGEDCO, Angalakurichi, Pollachi consented to be Chief Guest and distributed the Prizes.
5. STC Organized KITTU Trophy presented by CDFA for School Level under19 Boys Football Tournament on 8^th Sep 2023.
6. STC Organized South Zone CDVA District League Championship on 28^th Sep 2023.

Sports Day 2022-2023

26th Annual Sports Day Celebration was conducted on 10^th April 2023 and Ms.V.Pandeeswari MA.,NIS, Inter National Athlete Southern Railways, Madurai. has consented to be the Chief Guest, delivered the Sports Day address and distributed the prizes.