Who is Achanta Sharath Kamal?

Who is Achanta Sharath Kamal?

Achanta Sharath Kamal (born 12 July 1982) is an Indian professional table tennis player. He is the first Indian table tennis player ever to become nine times Senior National Champion hence breaking the record of eight times National Champion Kamlesh Mehta. In 2019 he was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award.

Who beat Sharath Kamal at the Tokyo Olympics?

India’s Sharath Kamal fought hard but fell in five games to veteran three-time Olympic champion Ma Long of China in the third round of the men’s singles at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Second-seed Ma Long beat Sharath Kamal 11-7, 8-11, 13-11, 11-4, 11-4 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

How Sharath Kamal draw parity against Ma Long?

Sharath Kamal’s attacks gave him an 8-4 lead in the second game but a few netted returns allowed Ma Long a way back. However, the Indian table tennis player kept calm and pulled off a few excellent angled forehands to win the game and draw parity.

What is the world ranking of Sharath Inamdar?

After this victory he reached his career best ranking of World No. 73 and in January 2011 his ranking is 44. Incidentally, Sharath was also the only Indian Men’s Table Tennis player to be selected for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Where is Sharath Rajput now?

Sharath won the men’s singles gold in the 16th Commonwealth table tennis championship held at Kuala Lumpur in 2004. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award for the year 2004. He currently lives in Düsseldorf, Germany. Over the past few years he has been playing in the European league.

Who is Sharath Pawar?

He is an alumnus of PSBB Nungambakkam school (class of 2000) and Loyola College, Chennai. He is employed with the Indian Oil Corporation as an officer. In March 2021, Sharath played in WTT Doha, where he upset Patrick Franziska in the round of 32.

Who is Sharath Sharath in the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Sharath qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after beating Iran’s Noshad Alamian in the Asian Olympic qualification. However, he made a first round exit in the men’s individual event losing to Adrian Crișan of Romania. He is an alumnus of PSBB Nungambakkam school (class of 2000) and Loyola College, Chennai.