Editing Chennai (section)

==Sports==
{{Main|Sport in Chennai}}
[[File:MA_Chidambaram_Stadium_In_the_Night_during_a_CSK_Game.jpg|thumb|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], one of the premier cricket venues in India]]

[[Cricket]] is the most popular sport in Chennai and was introduced in 1864 with the foundation of the [[Madras Cricket Club]].<ref>{{cite book|title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C|page=618|isbn=978-0-31337-462-3|last1=Kaminsky|first1=Arnold P|last2=Long|first2=Roger D|year=2011| publisher=Abc-Clio }}</ref> The [[M.A. Chidambaram Stadium]], established in 1916, is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India and has hosted matches during multiple [[ICC Cricket World Cup]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=MA Chidambaram stadium|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/ma-chidambaram-stadium-chepauk-chennai-58008|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref> Other cricketing venues include [[Chemplast Cricket Ground]] and [[Guru Nanak College Ground]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58001.html|title=Guru Nanak College Ground|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/indian-institute-of-technology-chemplast-ground-chennai-58005|title=Chemplast Ground|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> Prominent cricketers from the city include [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S. Venkataraghavan]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Srinivas Venkataraghavan|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35656.html|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> [[Kris Srikkanth]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Kris Srikkanth|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/34103.html|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> and [[Ravichandran Ashwin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravichandran Ashwin|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ravichandran-ashwin-26421|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref> Established in 1987, [[MRF Pace Foundation]] is a [[Bowling (cricket)|bowling]] academy based in Chennai.<ref>{{cite news|title=McGrath takes charge of MRF Pace Foundation|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/glenn-mcgrath-replaces-dennis-lillee-at-mrf-pace-foundation-580431|date=2 September 2012|access-date=16 January 2021|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> Chennai is home to the most successful [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) cricket team [[Chennai Super Kings]] and hosted the finals during the [[Indian premier league 2011|2011]], [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]], and [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024]] seasons.<ref>{{cite news|title=RCB vs CSK: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore to reach IPL 4 final|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/rcb-vs-csk-chennai-super-kings-beat-royal-challengers-bangalore-to-reach-ipl-4-final/articleshow/8557943.cms|date=24 May 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407185942/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/rcb-vs-csk-chennai-super-kings-beat-royal-challengers-bangalore-to-reach-ipl-4-final/articleshow/8557943.cms|archive-date=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai home to IPL final again in 2012|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/chennai-home-to-ipl-final-again-in-2012/articleshow/8641266.cms|date=30 May 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407190123/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/chennai-home-to-ipl-final-again-in-2012/articleshow/8641266.cms|archive-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Nehru_Stadium_Chennai.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] multipurpose stadium]]

[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] is a multi-purpose venue which hosts [[Association football|football]] and [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] and also houses a multi–purpose indoor complex for [[volleyball]], [[basketball]], [[kabaddi]] and [[table tennis]].<ref name="SDAT">{{cite web|url=https://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/jns.php?token=jns|title=Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|publisher=SDAT, Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> Chennai hosted the [[1995 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news|date=31 May 2016|title=From sleepy Madras to sporting Chennai: How SAF Games helped put city on international athletics map|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/from-sleepy-madras-to-sporting-chennai-how-saf-games-helped-put-city-on-international-athletics-map/|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref> Football club [[Chennaiyin FC]] competes in [[Indian Super League]] (ISL), the top tier association football league of India and uses the Nehru Stadium for their home matches.<ref name="CFC">{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141006/sports-football/article/dhoni-becomes-isl-team-chennaiyin-fc-co-owner|title=Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007051743/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141006/sports-football/article/dhoni-becomes-isl-team-chennaiyin-fc-co-owner|archive-date=7 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium]] is associated with [[Field hockey|hockey]] and was venue for the international hockey tournament the [[2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2005 Men's Champions Trophy]] and the [[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007 Men's Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/mrk.php|title=Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|publisher=SDAT, Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> [[Water sports]] are played in the Velachery Aquatic Complex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/aqc.php?token=aqc|title=Velachery Aquatic Complex|publisher=SDAT, Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> Chennai was the host of the only [[ATP World Tour]] event in India, the [[Chennai Open]] held at [[SDAT Tennis Stadium]] from 1997 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/ts.php|title=SDAT Tennis Stadium|publisher=SDAT, Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> [[Vijay Amritraj]], [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] [[Ramesh Krishnan]] and [[Somdev Devvarman]] were professional tennis players from Chennai.<ref>{{cite news|title=Off-court ace|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/off-court-ace/cid/1538733|last=Basu|first=Arundhati|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=19 March 2005|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref> Chennai is home to [[Chennai Slam]], two-time national champion of India's top professional basketball division, the [[UBA Pro Basketball League]].<ref name="UBA">{{cite news|url=http://www.indiansportsnews.com/other-sports/basketball-news/38988-uba-pro-basketball-league-delhi-capitals-chennai-slam-set-up-final-clash|title=UBA Pro Basketball League: Delhi Capitals, Chennai Slam set up final clash|newspaper=Indian Sports News|date=31 March 2016|access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Irungaattukkottai_racing_track.jpg|thumb|[[Madras Motor Race Track]], the first permanent racing circuit in India]]
[[Madras Boat Club]] (founded in 1846) and [[Royal Madras Yacht Club]] (founded in 1911) promote [[sailing]], [[rowing]] and [[canoeing]] sports in Chennai.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Geography of India:Sacred and Historic Places|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mjr0X-8jrLAC|page=184|isbn=978-1-61530-142-3|last=Pletcher|first=Kenneth|year=2010|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group}}</ref> Inaugurated in 1990, [[Madras Motor Race Track]] was the first permanent racing circuit in India and hosts formula racing events.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/madras-motor-race-track-the-ultimate-destination-for-speed/article17907793.ece|title=The view from the fast lane|date=10 April 2017|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> [[Formula One]] driver [[Karun Chandhok]] was from the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/Karun-Chandhok-goes-the-Endurance-way/articleshow/11467253.cms|title=Karun Chandhok goes the Endurance way|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827074126/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/Karun-Chandhok-goes-the-Endurance-way/articleshow/11467253.cms|archive-date=27 August 2013}}</ref> [[Horse racing]] is held at the [[Guindy Race Course]] and the city has two 18-hole golf courses, the [[Cosmopolitan Club (Chennai)|Cosmopolitan Club]] and the [[Gymkhana Club, Chennai|Gymkhana Club]] established in the late nineteenth century.<ref>{{cite news|title=Survivors of time: Madras Race Club - A canter through centuries|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 February 2012|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2916420.ece?homepage=true|access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref> Chennai is often dubbed "India's chess capital" as the city is home to multiple chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]]s including former world champion [[Viswanathan Anand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/chess/story/_/id/29276320/back-chennai-viswanathan-anand-looks-forward-home-food-bonding-son|title=Back in Chennai, Viswanathan Anand looks forward to home food and bonding with son|date=6 June 2020|website=[[ESPN]]|first=Susan|last=Ninan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Shanker|first1=V. Prem|last2=Pidaparthy|first2=Umika|title=Chennai: India's chess capital|newspaper=Aljazeera|location=|pages=|language=|publisher=|date=27 November 2013|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2013/11/27/chennai-indias-chess-capital|access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> The city played host to the [[World Chess Championship 2013]] and [[44th Chess Olympiad]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/chess-olympiad-chennai-july-india-russia-ukraine-war-aicf-fide-sports-news/article38472034.ece|title=Chennai to host first ever Chess Olympiad in India from July 28|date=12 April 2022|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|access-date=23 July 2022|archive-date=23 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723144224/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/chess-olympiad-chennai-july-india-russia-ukraine-war-aicf-fide-sports-news/article38472034.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fide offers 2013 World Chess C'ship to Chennai|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/fide-offers-2013-world-chess-cship-to-chennai/articleshow/9567992.cms|first=Hari Hara|last=Nandanan|date=21 August 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=Chennai|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407190310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/fide-offers-2013-world-chess-cship-to-chennai/articleshow/9567992.cms|archive-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> Other sports persons from Chennai include table tennis player [[Sharath Kamal]] and two–time world [[carrom]] champion, [[Maria Irudayam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/sharath-kamal-achanta|title=Sharath Kamal Achantha|publisher=Olympics.com|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=TK|first=Smitha|date=21 January 2020|title=Meet Maria, Chennai's 'Carrom Man' & A Two-Time World Champion|url=https://www.thequint.com/videos/maria-irudhayam-carrom-international-national-champion-chennai-unsung-hero|access-date=13 August 2021|work=The Quint}}</ref>

===City based teams===
{{Main list|Sport in Chennai#Teams
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Club 
!Sport 
!League
!Home Stadium 
!Founded 
!Ref
|-
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|[[Cricket]]
|[[Indian Premier League]]
|[[M.A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
|2008
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chennaisuperkings.com/|title=Chennai Super Kings|publisher=CSK|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chennaiyin FC]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|[[Marina Arena]]
|2013
|<ref name="CFC"/>
|-
|[[Chennai Slam]]
|[[Basketball]]
|[[UBA Pro Basketball League]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium]]
|2015
|<ref name="UBA"/>
|-
|[[Chennai Superstarz]]
|[[Badminton]]
|[[Premier Badminton League]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium]]
|2015
|<ref>{{cite news|date=25 December 2015|title=Smashers latch on to CSK identity|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/premier-badminton-league-chennai-smashers-latch-on-to-csk-identity/article8026304.ece|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
|[[Cricket]]
|[[Tamil Nadu Premier League]]
|[[M.A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
|2016
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/chepauk-super-gillies-1047327|title=Chepauk Super Gillies|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
||[[Tamil Thalaivas]]
|[[Kabaddi]]
|[[Pro Kabaddi League]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium]]
|2017
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/teams/tamil-thalaivas-profile-29/players|title=Tamil Thalaivas|access-date=8 October 2023|publisher=Prokabbadi}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chennai Lions]]
|[[Table tennis]]
|[[Ultimate Table Tennis]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium]]
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/flawless-chennai-lions-are-new-utt-champions/articleshow/70633951.cms|title=Flawless Chennai Lions are new UTT champions|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chennai Blitz]]
|[[Volleyball]]
|[[Prime Volleyball League]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium]]
|2021
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai Blitz Prime Volleyball League Team|url=https://primevolleyballleague.com/chennai-blitz/|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203172343/https://primevolleyballleague.com/chennai-blitz/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu Dragons]]
|[[Field hockey|Hockey]]
|[[Hockey India League]]
|[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium]]
|2024
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hockeyindialeague.com/teams/tamil-nadu-dragons/male|title=Tamil Nadu Dragons|work=[[Hockey India League]]|access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref>
|}