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This is a list of Keralites [1] who have represented India in the Olympic Games.
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This is a list of Keralites [1] who have represented India in the Olympic Games.
Kalaripayattu, IPA: [kɐɭɐɾip:ɐjɐt:ɨ̆]; also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated in modern-day Kerala, a state on the southwestern coast of India. Kalaripayattu is known for its long-standing history within Indian martial arts. It is believed to be the oldest surviving martial art in India, with a history spanning over 3,000 years.
Madhyamam is a Malayalam-language newspaper published in Kerala, India, since 1987. It was founded by Ideal Publications Trust run by the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind wing in Kerala. It has nine editions in India and its Persian Gulf edition Gulf Madhyamam has nine in the Middle East.
R. Bindu is an Indian Politician of CPI(M), who serves as Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
P. T. Usha is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She was born in Kuttali, Kozhikode, Kerala. She has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She is often called the "Queen of Indian track and field".
Pinarayi Vijayan is an Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of Kerala, serving since 25 May 2016. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Kerala in the history of Kerala governance. A member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he is the longest-serving secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M). He also served in the government of Kerala as Minister of Electric Power and Co-operatives from 1996 to 1998. Vijayan won a seat in the May 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as the CPI(M) candidate for Dharmadom constituency and was selected as the leader of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and became the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala. He is the first chief minister from Kerala to be re-elected after completing a full term in office.
The National Games of India comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the different states of India participate against each other. The country's first few Olympic Games, now renamed as National Games, were held in North India, Chennai, Calcutta, and Mumbai.
Clifford 'Cliff' Wiley is a former American track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 1981 Athletics World Cup in Rome and the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas.
The State Highway 59 (SH-59) is the longest state highway in Kerala. The proposed highway extends from Nandarapadavu in Kasaragod district to Palode,Vithura, Aryanad Parassala in Thiruvananthapuram district, will have a length of 1332.16 km and will pass through 13 of the 14 districts, the exception being Alappuzha as that district is not part of the hilly ranges of Kerala. The expected outlay for the project is Rs.1,500 crore.
Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh is an Indian professional field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper and former captain of the Indian national team. He plays in the Hockey India League for Uttar Pradesh Wizards. Sreejesh played a vital role in the Indian national team's bronze medal win at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's field hockey tournament. He won FIH Player of the Year Awards (2020–21) for best male goalkeeper.
Mayookha Johny is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specialises in long jump and triple jump. She holds the current Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 14.11 m. She is the first Indian woman to cross the fourteen-metre mark.
Sona Nair is an Indian actress working mainly in Malayalam cinema who is also best known for roles in television soaps.
Lourdes Public School and Junior College is an English medium co-educational institution recognized by Central Board of Secondary Education, established in 1996 by Lourdes Educational Trust on behalf of the Lourdes Forane Church of the Archdiocese of Changanacherry. The school is located in the heart of Kottayam town, opposite the District Headquarters in the state of Kerala, India.
Sajan Prakash is an Indian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, butterfly and medley events. At the 2015 National Games in Kerala, he set a record on 8 February 2015 by winning 6 gold and 3 Silver medals, and became the best athlete of the Indian National Games, held at Trivandrum, Kerala. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 meter butterfly event. He became the first ever Indian swimmer to breach the FINA "A" Olympic qualification time when he clocked an Indian national record time of 1:56.38 in the 200 m butterfly event at the 2021 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. With this time he qualified for the 200 m butterfly event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As of June 2021, he is the holder of 11 Indian national swimming records in events spanning freestyle, butterfly, medley and relay categories. Sajan is currently training with Aqua Nation Sports Academy (ANSA) based in Dubai.
Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari is founder and chairman of Ma'din Academy and adviser of World Interfaith Harmony Week. He is a sufi Islamic scholar, General Secretary of Kerala Muslim Jamaat, a body of various Muslim organisations in Kerala and he is listed in The Muslim 500.
Abdul Hakku Nediyodath, often called as Hakku, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for I-League club Gokulam Kerala, on loan from Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi, simply known as Bhavani Devi,, is an Indian sabre fencer. She is the first Indian fencer to ever qualify for the Olympics after qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is supported by GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. C.A. Bhavani Devi became the first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics. The eight-time national champion had failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics.
Thonakal Gopi aka Thanackal Gopi is an Indian athlete who has qualified to represent India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon event. He is also in the Indian Army. He is the first and so far the only Indian athlete to win gold medal in Asian Marathon Championship.
Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress and television presenter who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She hosted several television shows in Malayalam before making her acting debut in the 2016 film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, for which she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress.
P. Prasad is an Indian politician social worker and environmentalist from Kerala. He is the currently serving as a Minister for Agriculture Government of Kerala; represents Cherthala constituency in 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is holding a responsible post as executive committee member of Communist Party of India.
K. J. Manoj Lal is an Indian Olympics athlete from Kerala. He was coached by Thankachan Mathew and represented India at Sydeny Olympics in the year 2000. He did 400 meters in 46.01 seconds. This was bested later by Kerala's K M Binu who did it in 45.59 seconds. K. J. Manoj Lal also won sliver medals at 2000 Asian Athletics Championships and 2002 Asian Games for 4 x 400 m Relay.