Achant Sharath Kamal: Table Tennis Player

Achant Sharath Kamal was born on July 12, 1982 in Tamil Nadu, India and hails from a Telugu speaking family.

An alumnus of PSBB Nungambakkam School, he completed his graduation from Loyola College, Chennai. Kamal, boasting of a natural tendency to play the game was keenly devoted to it as well.

Achant Sharath began proving his capability when he captured the senior category title in the state of Tamil Nadu. He won the National Table Tennis Championship in 2003.

Achant Sharath came into the news after he won the first individual gold medal for India in the 2006 Commonwealth games at Melbourne. Besides winning an individual gold medal, he was instrumental in India’s victory in table tennis against Singapore.

He works in the Indian Oil Corporation.

Achant Sharath Kamal in the first Indian sport player to win a gold medal in Table Tennis in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Before that he won the individual gold medal in the 2004 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship at Kuala Lumpur. The same year he was conferred the Arjuna Award.

Achant Sharath Kamal Achievements:

• First Indian to win gold medal at the Melbourne Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship.
• He won the National Table Tennis Championship in 2003.
• He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 2004.
• At the 16^th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship at Kuala Lampur in 2004, he won a gold medal in men’s singles category. Thus he became the first Indian player to win a gold medal in Table Tennis in the Commonwealth Games.