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Sharath Kamal, the relentless paddler who built Indian table tennis from the ground up

It’s difficult to quantify phrases like ‘giving back to the community’ from a sporting context. A Sharath Kamal, the ace Indian paddler who will step away from the table following this month’s World Table Tennis Star Contender event at Chennai. In 2025, there’s a floor, a ceiling and a steady stream of players who all cite ‘Sharath anna’ as the …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Indian table tennis closing on slice of history

The Hindu

Even before India’s largest table tennis contingent checks into the Olympic Village, that’s the one-word summation of its Paris 2024 campaign. India’s men and women have qualified for the team championship at the Olympics for the first time since table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988. India’s table tennis team for Paris 2024 includes eight players, including a reserve …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Costantini seeks more consistent results over 'sporadic' shocks

Hindustan Times

Stationed at the SAI centre on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Massimo Costantini is busy watching a bunch of videos of India’s Olympics-bound paddlers, “about their recent performances, good and bad," he says. Back for his third stint as national coach after leaving Indian table tennis at its zenith in 2018, the 66-year-old Italian has in front of him “multiple objectives …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The state of Indian chess at the end of 2023 | Data

The Hindu

The year 2023 was yet another good one for Indian chess. Two chess stalwarts — Grandmasters R. Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi — qualified to play in the 2024 Candidates Tournament which will determine the challenger to the current World Champion, Ding Liren, of China. Click to remove AMP mode Vidit scored an emphatic victory in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games shows Indian table tennis a doubles direction

Hindustan Times

Straight from breaching the Chinese table tennis bastion that fetched them the bronze medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee will jump into the World Table Tennis circuit in Muscat, competing at a WTT Contender event that begins on Saturday. “We have some good doubles teams and we can surely put greater focus on doubles going …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal leads charge as Chennai Lions takes on Puneri Paltan TT

The Hindu

He has been the poster boy for Indian table tennis for almost two decades. It will be fitting that a day after turning 41, A. Sharath Kamal will lead the charge for Chennai Lions’ defence against Puneri Paltan TT on Thursday in the Ultimate Table Tennis opener, the franchise-based table tennis league that returns after a three-year hiatus. RELATED | …

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2 years ago

Star Contender Goa 2023, a carnival for table tennis in India

The Hindu

Just like every year, February saw tourists from all over the world heading to Goa for celebrating the Carnival. WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 — the most high-profile table tennis event to have been staged in India — was played at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium from February 27 to March 5. A. Sharath Kamal, the torchbearer of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Sharath Kamal: Table tennis star’s journey to the Khel Ratna

Live Mint

Table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal is 40 years old, a four-time Olympian and seven-time gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games. It is a fantastic moment for me and for Indian table tennis.” Afterall, Sharath, fondly called ‘Anna’ by Indian athletes, has witnessed, and been an integral part of, the transformation of table tennis in India from a recreational sport …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Strong start for Indian hockey, badminton and table tennis teams; 14-year-old Anahat Singh wins

Firstpost

In a largely happy day for the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games, the opening day in Birmingham saw the Indian women’s hockey team and badminton mixed team stroll to easy victories in their opening group matches on Saturday. The day also saw history as India’s youngest team member Anahat Singh won her opening round singles match against St Vincent …

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2 years, 7 months ago

CWG 2022 Table Tennis: Sathiyan, Sharath Guide India to 3-0 Win Over Barbados in Opening Tie

News 18

The Indian men’s table tennis stars had a promising start to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran started the proceedings for India in the group three encounter with the men’s doubles contest and they produced a sensational performance against Kevin Farley and Tyrese Knight. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 26 July, Day 3 schedule of Indian athletes

Firstpost

Here’s the full schedule of the various events involving Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics on 26 July, Monday. India did not have a happy second day at Tokyo Olympics 2020 as the country saw many upsets across several sports. Table Tennis At 6.30 am, we will have India’s table tennis hope Sharath Kamal play in his second round. Badminton …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Sharath Kamal blooms as table tennis hits an Indian high

Hindustan Times

“This” is him feeling fit as a teen at 38; playing some of the best table tennis of his professional career close to two decades into it; being optimistic that his most productive Olympics --- his fourth, the most out of the officially qualified Indian athletes so far— would be in Tokyo one year before he turns 40. “I guess …

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4 years ago

I-League 2020-21: Clinical Gokulam Kerala Beat Indian Arrows 4-0, Rise to Fourth in Points Table

News 18

A stellar attacking performance in the second half that saw them score four goals led Gokulam Kerala FC to defeat Indian Arrows as the Malabarians registered a 4-0 win at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium in Kalyani, West Bengal today. After a listless display in the first half where Sharif Mohammad missed a penalty kick, strikes by Emil Benny, Dennis Antwi, …

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4 years, 2 months ago

I Hope 2021 is a Game-changing Year for Me: Indian Table Tennis Star Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

News 18

2021 is going to be a big year – it is the Olympic year! “More than the matches, I think the level of training I have got, practicing with top Japanese players, I don’t think I would have got this kind of practice available anywhere else. Sathiyan spoke about the “tough” quarantine he had in Tokyo because he began playing …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Indian table tennis needs stronger guidance to think big, says Costantini

The Hindu

The Indian table tennis team had a stellar run at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning eight medals including three gold, and at the Asian Games later that year, when it won two bronze. Paddlers like Manika Batra, G. Sathiyan and Manav Thakkar won multiple medals under the guidance of the 62-year-old Italian, who oversaw India’s most prolific year in the …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Manika Batra says she isn't worried about Tokyo Olympics 2020 yet, believes shifting base to Pune has helped her

Firstpost

While the countdown adds to the nerves for a lot of athletes aspiring for a podium finish in the sporting extravaganza, table tennis star Manika Batra isn’t one to let the thought of the ticking clock seep into her head and add further pressure. While such a countdown often adds to the nerves for a lot of athletes aspiring for …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Indian table tennis: New coach Dejan Papic should not alter existing system too much, says Sharath Kamal

The Hindu

Veteran Indian table tennis star Sharath Kamal hopes the arrival of new national coach, Dejan Papic, does not affect the existing system in place with just one year left for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Indian table tennis had made rapid strides under him with historic performances at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Jakarta Asian Games, where the country ended …

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5 years, 7 months ago

TT news: India will become table tennis superpower, predicts junior coach Clarke

The Hindu

Besides his expert advice on table tennis skills, Brett Clarke’s YouTube channel also lists his wild and whacky videos. Having seen the Indian table tennis system from the periphery during his playing days and been an integral part of it for a month, Clarke - the 2002 Commonwealth Games mixed doubles silver medallist - has no qualms in admitting India …

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6 years, 1 month ago

Neha Aggarwal interview: Ex-India paddler on roadmap Indian table tennis needs for Tokyo Olympics

Firstpost

In the last few months, Indian table tennis made headlines and history. Neha Aggarwal tells Firstpost In the last few months, Indian table tennis made headlines and history. But with the Tokyo Olympics looming on the horizon, the next step Indian table tennis needs to take is to build on the momentum of the past few months. While the Table …

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6 years, 2 months ago

Table tennis: Still no coach for Indian TT contingent

The Hindu

The Indian table tennis team’s preparations in an Olympic qualification year have hit a major roadblock with the players having to fend for themselves without a coach, following a path-breaking 2018. The Table Tennis Federation of India and the Sports Authority of India, which is the employer of all coaches, are still far from finding Massimo Costantini’s successor five months …

Table Tennis Olympic Coach Sai Manika Ttfi Indian Table

6 years, 2 months ago

Table tennis: Manav Thakkar, another Surati diamond

The Hindu

In Surat, it’s not just the diamonds that shine. In Vahed Malubhaiwala, who runs the Sufaiz Table Tennis Academy at a “five minutes’ ride from home,” Vikas found the ideal coach for Manav. They spent Manav’s after-school hours every day training, weekends in the table tennis hall and even festivals — be it Diwali, Eid or Uttarayan, the annual kite-flying …

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6 years, 2 months ago

Tata-Jet Airways deal said to be back on the table

Live Mint

Mumbai: Jet Airways India Ltd, the airline which had its credit rating cut to default this month, is weighing a resumption of stake sale talks with Tata Group as the carrier is poised to run out of cash, people with knowledge of the matter said. With Jet Airways set to run out of cash in about a month, the carrier …

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6 years, 7 months ago

Australia bound Indian table tennis team left stranded in Delhi Airport

The Hindu

Thanks to Air India's apathy, the Indian table tennis contingent's performance at the ITTF Australia Open is likely to suffer a lot after seven of the 17 squad members, including Commowealth Games double gold medallist Manika Batra, were disallowed to board a flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Contd- On reaching Air India counter we were told dat flight …

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6 years, 11 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2018: Indian paddler Sanil Shetty describes his men's doubles bronze medal as most memorable

Firstpost

Harmeet and Shetty sailed past Singapore’s Poh Shao Feng Ethan and Pang Yew En Koen 3-0 in the bronze medal match. Mumbai: Inducted into the Indian table tennis team at the last moment, Sanil Shetty bagged a bronze in men’s doubles event at the Commonwealth Games and described it as “most memorable”. “This medal will be my most memorable medal …

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Sharath Kamal, the relentless paddler who built Indian table tennis from the ground up

Paris Olympics 2024: Indian table tennis closing on slice of history

Costantini seeks more consistent results over 'sporadic' shocks

The state of Indian chess at the end of 2023 | Data

Asian Games shows Indian table tennis a doubles direction

Ultimate Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal leads charge as Chennai Lions takes on Puneri Paltan TT

Star Contender Goa 2023, a carnival for table tennis in India

Sharath Kamal: Table tennis star’s journey to the Khel Ratna

Commonwealth Games: Strong start for Indian hockey, badminton and table tennis teams; 14-year-old Anahat Singh wins

CWG 2022 Table Tennis: Sathiyan, Sharath Guide India to 3-0 Win Over Barbados in Opening Tie

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 26 July, Day 3 schedule of Indian athletes

Sharath Kamal blooms as table tennis hits an Indian high

I-League 2020-21: Clinical Gokulam Kerala Beat Indian Arrows 4-0, Rise to Fourth in Points Table

I Hope 2021 is a Game-changing Year for Me: Indian Table Tennis Star Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

Indian table tennis needs stronger guidance to think big, says Costantini

Manika Batra says she isn't worried about Tokyo Olympics 2020 yet, believes shifting base to Pune has helped her

Indian table tennis: New coach Dejan Papic should not alter existing system too much, says Sharath Kamal

TT news: India will become table tennis superpower, predicts junior coach Clarke

Neha Aggarwal interview: Ex-India paddler on roadmap Indian table tennis needs for Tokyo Olympics

Table tennis: Still no coach for Indian TT contingent

Table tennis: Manav Thakkar, another Surati diamond

Tata-Jet Airways deal said to be back on the table

Australia bound Indian table tennis team left stranded in Delhi Airport

Commonwealth Games 2018: Indian paddler Sanil Shetty describes his men's doubles bronze medal as most memorable