SHARATH KAMAL
Anju Bobby questions IOA's decision to "not consider" Neeraj Chopra as India's flag bearer for Paris Olympics
The World No. 88 has won the national table tennis championship a record 10 times. He has won 13 medals at the CWG, including seven golds. He has also won two medals at the Asian Games. The legendary TT player is also a three-time bronze medalist at the World Championships.
Who is Sharath Kamal, table tennis star leading India's contingent at Paris Olympics 2024
Sharath Kamal, India's ace table tennis player, will carry the Indian flag at the Paris 2024 Olympics, marking his fifth and final Olympics appearance. Kamal, ranked World No. 88, holds a record 10 national table tennis championship titles and has secured 13 medals at the Commonwealth Games, including seven golds. He has also earned two medals at the Asian Games and is a three-time bronze medalist at the World Championships. In other appointments, MC Mary Kom, a six-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist, has been named the chef de mission for the Indian contingent.
Sharath Kamal to be India's flag bearer, Mary Kom appointed chef de mission for Paris Games
Six-time World Champion Mary Kom, bronze medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, will be assisted by luger Shiva Keshavan, who has been appointed the deputy chef de mission. "Mary Kom's unparalleled dedication to sports and inspiring journey makes her a natural choice to guide and mentor our athletes at the Olympics," IOA said. "Keshavan, a former Olympian in luge, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to support the team's management and coordination efforts."
Indian men's, women's TT teams script history, qualify for Paris Olympics
Indian men's and women's teams create history by qualifying for Paris Olympics based on world rankings in team events at the World Team Championships Finals. Poland, Sweden, Thailand, Croatia, and Slovenia also secure their spots. It's India's first team event since Beijing 2008.
Manika Batra stars in India's win over Hungary at World Championships
Manika Batra leads Indian women's team to a 3-2 victory over Hungary at the World Table Tennis Championships. Indian men's team suffers a 1-3 loss to Poland. China dominates the group. India to play Spain and Uzbekistan in remaining group games.
Indian men's team beats Chile 3-0 in World TT Team Championships opener
The Indian men's team secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Chile in the World Table Tennis Team Championships. Kamal, Desai, and Sathiyan emerged victorious. The Indian women's team will also compete against Hungry. Mukherjee and Akula had stunning wins, but the team narrowly lost to China.
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Asian Games: Manika Batra becomes first Indian singles player to reach table tennis QFs
Indian paddler Manika Batra has advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's table tennis competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. She defeated Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut by 4-2 in a thrilling match. Batra is the first-ever Indian singles player to reach the quarterfinals of the Asian Games in table tennis. In the men's competition, Achanta Sharath Kamal-Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost, while Manush Utpalbhai Shah and Manav Vikash Thakkar secured a 3-2 victory.
Asian Games: Sharath Kamal pulls off remarkable comeback against Kazakhstan to send Indian team to quarterfinals
The Indian men's table tennis team secured their spot in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games after a thrilling victory over Kazakhstan. Sharath Kamal played a crucial role in the team's success, turning the tide in India's favor. Despite losing the opener, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai won their matches to give India a 2-1 lead.
Indian men's, women's table tennis teams enter pre-quarters
The Indian men's and women's table tennis teams secured their places in the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Games with convincing 3-0 victories over Nepal and Tajikistan, respectively. The Indian women topped their group with two wins and will face Thailand in the next round, while the Indian men also finished at the top of their group with a perfect record.
Asian Games: One last hurrah for many Indian athletes
Several accomplished athletes from India, including Rohan Bopanna, P R Sreejesh, Sharath Kamal, Ankita Raina, Dipika Pallikal, Bajrang Punia, and Seema Punia, are preparing for their final appearances at the Asian Games. Despite their age and nearing the end of their careers, they remain strong contenders for medals in their respective sports. Bopanna, Kamal, Raina, Sreejesh, Pallikal, Punia, and Punia will be aiming to make their mark at the quadrennial event.
Achanta Sharath ready to hang his boots after one final attempt at winning an Olympic medal in Paris next year
A career that has spanned 25 years, put India on world table tennis map, and collected almost all accolades, is still longing for that one medal. Sharath has never returned emptyhanded from the Commonwealth Games (CWG) ever since making the debut in 2006.
Sharath, Manika to lead India squad at Asian Games
Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will lead India's 10-member table tennis squad at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September-October with an aim to match the historic high of the previous edition. The Indian contingent had ended a 60-year wait for a table tennis medal at the Asian Games in Jakarta five years ago. The squad exceeded all expectations by winning bronze in men's team and mixed doubles.
Receiving Khel Ratna award is the best way to finish 2022: Achanta Sharath Kamal
The CWG gold medallist will receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country's highest sporting honour, from President Droupadi Murmu on November 30 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
CWG 2022: Shuttlers, paddlers dazzle on last day; hockey team fizzles out; India finish 4th with 22 gold
It was expected that Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the formidable pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy would end up on top of the podium but what provided the icing on the cake was the 40-year-old Sharat Kamal's gold medal-winning show against an equally good opponent in Liam Pitchford.
CWG 2022: India's Achanta Sharath Kamal clinches gold in Table Tennis men's singles
The 40-year-old paddler, who won a bronze medal in the last edition in Gold Coast, had defeated home country's Paul Drinkhall 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 to reach his second CWG finals.
Sharath Kamal, Nikhat Zareen to be India's flagbearers for CWG closing ceremony
The 40-year-old Sharath has a rich haul of four medals in this edition of the Games, having won the men's team and mixed team gold and a silver in the men's doubles event. He will also be playing in the men's singles gold medal match later in the day.
Nikhat Zareen, Sharath Kamal headline India's Day 10 performance at Commonwealth Games 2022
So far, Indian athletes have won 55 medals-- 18 golds, 15 silvers and 22 bronze-- at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
CWG: Sharath-Sathiyan lose to familiar foes again, settle for silver
The English pair ran away with the third game which had the best rally of the match which Indians won after trading a series of booming forehands far away from the table.
Sharath Kamal assures India of two more medals in TT
Sharath first paired up with G Sathiyan to beat the Australian pair of Nicholas Lum and Finn Luu 3-2 (11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 12-14, 11-7) in a thrilling men's doubles semifinal clash.
Sharath Kamal’s secret of longevity 'discipline, passion'
There are two Asian Games bronze also. It will take some doing to break Sharath Kamal’s record. And he isn’t done yet. After his latest gold in the team event in Birmingham, Sharath spoke to Boria Majumdar.
You have won heart of nation: Prez Murmu to table tennis team for CWG gold
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated the Indian men's table tennis team for winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, saying "they have won the heart of the nation".
Commonwealth Games: India's most successful athletes at multi-sport events
Jaspal Rana is a shooter from Uttarakhand and contests mainly in the 25m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medalist at the 1994 Asian Games, 1998 Commonwealth Games, 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 2006 Asian Games. He won 15 medals from 1994 till 2006. It includes 9 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals. His most successful event was in 2002 at Manchester, where he won six medals.
TT: Sharath takes a game off great Ma Long before bowing out
With the defeat, India's challenge has ended in table tennis at the Games. Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee and G Sathiyan have all exited the singles competition.
Tokyo Olympics: Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra outplayed in mixed doubles opener
The Indians had to make all chances count against a superior opponent but they couldn't do so after leading 5-1 and 5-3 in the first two games. In the end, it was a comfortable 11-8, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4 win for the Chinese Taipei pairing.
Touching 40s, India's TT great Sharath Kamal hits peak ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Earlier, the goal was to stop after the 2022 Asian and Commonwealth Games for the sake of his young family but he can't rule himself out from the Paris Olympics in 2024. He says if Germany's world number 10 Timo Boll can play in his 40s, he can too.
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