Former India star paddler Sharath Kamal’s dream has finally come true. The High-Performance Centre (HPC), to be funded by the Tamil Nadu Innovations Initiatives (TANII), a wing of the State Planning Commission of the Tamil Nadu Government, will be up and running by the end of August, at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports … Read more
Achanta Sharath Kamal felt that playing a foreigner would have allowed him to express himself in a better way after a straight-games loss to Snehit Suravajjula in the round of 16 at the WTT Star Contender in Chennai brought the curtain down on his table tennis career on Saturday. Playing in front of 600-odd spectators, … Read more
Achanta Sharath Kamal, India’s most celebrated paddler, has announced his retirement from table tennis with the upcoming WTT (World Table Tennis) Star Contender in Chennai set to be his last outing. The 10-time National singles champion must be a content man. At 42, the five-time Olympian is the highest-ranked Indian in the world – 42nd … Read more
Achanta Sharath Kamal is set to retire from table tennis at a time when the sport is probably getting the sustained attention it has never experienced before. The country has been performing well and breaking new ground at the international level. It has also a popular franchise league in Ultimate Table Tennis. To a large … Read more