Category: Table Tennis
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Olympian Archana Kamath’s Coach, Gurumurthy N, Drives Auto-Rickshaw For A Living
A LinkedIn post brought table tennis player turned coach, Gurumurthy N’s, living conditions to the fore. He is currently driving an auto-rickshaw to make ends meet. “I have coached the Olympian Archana Kamath when she was a member of the U14 Karnataka team in 2012,” Gurumurthy N told The Bridge in a telephonic conversation. Life…
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Sharath Kamal’s Post-Retirement Plans: Build Olympic Medal-Winning Athletes And Spend More Time With Kids
Sharath Kamal is leaving a large vacuum in the Indian table tennis ecosystem with his retirement. The chants of ‘Sharath Kamal’, placards of his name, and his gentle giant figure on the podium will disappear. But the 13 times Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalist cannot be replaced by the youth, albeit they can achieve much more…
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Sharath Kamal Achievements: Medal, Records And Honours
Commonwealth Games: Asian Games: Other Notable Achievements: Records: Honors: Note: Olympic First’s Know Your Olympian category is on focused towards highlighting an athlete’s achievements.
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‘Retiring’ Sharath Kamal To Focus On Administrative Duties
Announcing his retirement, India’s most decorated table tennis player Sharath Kamal, a part of the ITTF task force, has opened doors for youngsters to follow his footsteps. The 42-year-old, now, is focused towards playing a bigger role as an administrator or high performance director. “Actually, I have been waiting for this moment for a long…
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India Stamp Authority At WTT Youth Contender Vadodara 2025
Ankur Bhattacharjee proved to be too strong for the U/19 boys’ category as he beat Abhinandh Pradhivadhi 3-0 (11/5, 18/16, 11/5) in the finals of World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Contender 2025. Abhinandh showed some fight in the second set, pushing Ankur to the brink, but Ankur recovered quickly to take the third and final…