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    Indian Table Tennis legend Sharath Kamal retires following WTT Star Contender exit
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    Indian Table Tennis Legend Sharath Kamal Retires Following WTT Star Contender Exit

    By IANS News March 29, 2025 • 19:26 PM View: 895
    Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna: Indian Table Tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal hung his boots following his face-off against Snehit Suravajjula in the Men's Singles Round of 16 at WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025. The 3-0 defeat against his compatriot meant this was Sharath's final official match. The five-time Olympian and India’s most celebrated paddler, Sharath, had announced his retirement from table tennis ahead of the start of the tournament.

    At 42 years old, Sharath, who is a record 10-time national champion, is currently India’s top-ranked men’s singles player, placed 92nd in the latest WTT ranking list. Sharath has won 13 Commonwealth Games medals (including seven gold) and two Asian Games bronze medals, five Olympic Games appearances, and two ITTF Pro Tour titles under his two-decade-long career.

    He won his first national title in 2003 and his maiden international medal at the 2004 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. His career graph reached a new high when he qualified for the 2004 Athens Olympics. In 2004, Sharath was conferred the Arjuna Award and won five national titles in a row. A historic singles gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and another gold in the men’s team event capped a successful year.

    TAGS Indian Table Tennis Sharath Kamal WTT Star Contender Achanta Sharath Kamal Snehit Suravajjula Singles Round WTT Star Contender Chennai Commonwealth Games Asian Games Olympic Games ITTF Pro Tour Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships
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