Achanta Sharath Kamal

Sharath Kamal to skip National Championships title defence due to back and calf issues

The last-minute pullout because of the recurring back and calf spasms that Sharath has suffered in the past two months have dealt a blow to the organisers and the local spectators.

Achanta Sharath Kamal bestowed with prestigious Khel Ratna award in glittering National Sports Awards ceremony

While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient, 25 sportspersons, including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, track and field athletes Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable, were conferred with the Arjuna Award.

Achanta Sharath Kamal to be honoured with prestigious Khel Ratna award

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organised function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November, 2022

National Games: TT competition advanced for participation of stars including Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, Manika Batra

The schedule had to be advanced as the World Table Tennis Championship begins in Chengdu, China, on 30 September.

World Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan, Batra to lead India's charge as Sharath Kamal opts out

The 40-year-old Sharath, who had won the men's singles, mixed doubles and team title at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games recently, opted out due to personal reasons.

'Vintage' Achanta Sharath Kamal targets Olympic glory in Paris before calling it a day in table tennis

At 40, Sharath returned from Birmingham as the most-decorated Indian athlete at the Games, with four medals.

Amazing Achanta Sharath Kamal turns back the clock, wins four medals in fifth CWG appearance

Achanta Sharath Kamal came to the 2022 edition with nine medals placed proudly in the cabinet back home. Now he takes back four more to make it 13, of which more than half – seven - are gold.

'Kamal ka Kamaal': Twitter celebrates as Achanta Sharath Kamal bags singles gold in table tennis

Achanta Sharath Kamal won his seventh Commonwealth Games gold medal overall and third at this edition.

Achanta Sharath Kamal thumps England's Liam Pitchford to clinch CWG 2022 gold medal in men's singles

After going down in the first game, Sharath outsmarted the 29-year-old nimble-footed Briton 11-13 11-7 11-2 11-6 11-8 to finish on top of podium after a gap of 16 years.

Commonwealth Games: Achanta Sharath Kamal-Sreeja Akula pair wins mixed doubles gold medal in table tennis

Barring a blip in the second game, Sharath and Akula pair were in complete control of the tie, comfortably beating Javen Choong and Karen Lyne of Malaysia 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 in the gold medal contest.