Sharath Kamal thread

[Saffron Lenin]

Some key achievements of TT veteran Sharath kamal :

Commonwealth Games 2006 - GOLD in Men's Singles

Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2004 - Silver in Men's Singles

21st Pyongyang Invitational Tournament (2007): Winner

Commonwealth Games 2018:Men's event: GOLD;Men's doubles: Silver; Men's Singles event: Bronze

Asian games 2018: Mixed doubles: Bronze; Men's team event: Bronze

Commonwealth Games 2022:Men's Singles : GOLD; Men's Team: GOLD; Mixed doubles: GOLD; Men's Doubles: Silver


https://www.sportstiger.com/news/who-is ... ed-to-know

[gunsnroses]

An article by TOI featuring Sharath Kamal (talks about UTT, Asian games and Paris Olympics)

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spo ... s?from=mdr

[gunsnroses]

Also, he has won the national championships a record 10 times

Some key achievements of TT veteran Sharath kamal :

Commonwealth Games 2006 - GOLD in Men's Singles

Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2004 - Silver in Men's Singles

21st Pyongyang Invitational Tournament (2007): Winner

Commonwealth Games 2018:Men's event: GOLD;Men's doubles: Silver; Men's Singles event: Bronze

Asian games 2018: Mixed doubles: Bronze; Men's team event: Bronze

Commonwealth Games 2022:Men's Singles : GOLD; Men's Team: GOLD; Mixed doubles: GOLD; Men's Doubles: Silver


https://www.sportstiger.com/news/who-is ... ed-to-know

[Saffron Lenin]

Also, he has won the national championships a record 10 times

Some key achievements of TT veteran Sharath kamal :

Commonwealth Games 2006 - GOLD in Men's Singles

Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2004 - Silver in Men's Singles

21st Pyongyang Invitational Tournament (2007): Winner

Commonwealth Games 2018:Men's event: GOLD;Men's doubles: Silver; Men's Singles event: Bronze

Asian games 2018: Mixed doubles: Bronze; Men's team event: Bronze

Commonwealth Games 2022:Men's Singles : GOLD; Men's Team: GOLD; Mixed doubles: GOLD; Men's Doubles: Silver


https://www.sportstiger.com/news/who-is ... ed-to-know

I think it is 11 times!!!

[gunsnroses]

Who was his coach when he first won Gold in CWG in 2006 ?

[gautam]

Sharath Kamal trained under the legendary Rao brothers, his father and uncle who runs a very successful academy called AKG Academy in Chennai. You can check out https://akgttacademy.in/ for more information. They have produced multiple Olympians, National and State level players

[gunsnroses]

Thanks Gautam for this. Hope we get a few more players like him in the future.

[gunsnroses]

Sharath Kamal has been playing at a German club called Borussia Dusseldorf
In one of the matches at WTT Star Contender Goa 2024, he was seen supporting another player from the same team Dang Qiu

https://www.borussia-duesseldorf.com/en/pro/team

[gunsnroses]

This will probably be his last Olympics and he is thrilled to have qualified for the men's team event

[gunsnroses]

In an interview with Sportstar, Sharath reflects on India’s qualification for both team events for Paris 2024, his amazing run in Singapore, his post-retirement plans and more.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/table-te ... 045731.ece