Eighteen students from Coimbatore created history by winning gold medals at the Indo-Nepal International Championship 2026 held in Nepal. Following their remarkable international achievement, the students returned to Coimbatore on Friday night by the Uday Express via New Delhi.
Mohan’s Academy, which has been providing training in Silambam and athletics for over eight years, has trained more than 1,200 students so far.
The School Games and Activity Development Foundation, functioning under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, conducts competitions with the support of NITI Aayog and the Central Government’s Fit India Movement.
More than 50 students from the academy participated in the district- and state-level Silambam competitions organised by the foundation, out of which 25 qualified for the national-level events.
Subsequently, 25students from the academy competed in the national-level Silambam Championship held in Goa on January 25 and secured notable victories in events such as Single Stick, Double Stick, Swordplay, Spear Throwing, Deer Antler Techniques, and Stick Fighting.
Following their success at the national level, 18 students represented Mohan’s Academy at the Indo-Nepal International Championship 2026, held in Nepal on May 10.
The students competed in events including Single Stick, Double Stick, Sword Spinning, Spear Throwing, Deer Horn Throwing, and Stick Fighting across the Under-7, Under-9, Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, Under-19, and Senior categories. All 18 participants won gold medals in their respective divisions.
The students have also been selected to participate in the upcoming Asian Silambam Championship, which will be held in Thailand.
