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Indian challenge at table tennis Worlds comes to an end

The Indian challenge in the World table tennis championships in Durban came to an end on Wednesday, with the exit of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath in the women’s doubles event. The Indian pair lost to Hina Hayata and Mima Ito of Japan 8-11, 6-11, 7-11 in the pre-quarterfinals.

The Hindu · May 24, 2023

Paddlers shine brightly through the fog of gloom

In spite of the administrative muddle that impedes Indian table tennis, the team — led by the inspirational Sharath Kamal and backed up splendidly by G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula — scripted a golden chapter at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022: India's best ever performance - Here's why

Events that gave 49 medals in 2010 not in 2022 Games

The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022

TT in CWG: G Sathiyan wins bronze in Men's singles

BIRMINGHAM: G Sathiyan bagged his maiden Commonwealth Games singles medal as he won bronze, beating home-favourite Paul Drinkhall 4-3 in front of a packed crowd here.

The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022

CWG 2022: Achanta-Sreeja pair wins TT gold

It's difficult to keep Achanta Sharath Kamal down for long. Hours after failing to get past the English duo of Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford in the men's doubles final along with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, the veteran paddler humbled Drinkhall 4-2 in the men's semifinals on Sunday.

The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022

CWG 2022: Table tennis silver again for Sharath Kamal-Gnanasekaran Sathiyan

BIRMINGHAM: "You know, when a child gets a report card at school and the teacher says, 'Can do better?' It's (about getting) those grades, you know?" These were Indian table tennis legend Sharath Kamal's words just after losing the men's doubles final at the 2022 CWG with his partner G…

The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022

Commonwealth Games | Sharath, Sreeja clinch gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles

Sharath Kamal and Akula Sreeja overcame giant-killer Malaysian pair of Javen Choong and Karen Lyne in the final to win India’s maiden mixed doubles gold medal at Commonwealth Games

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022

CWG 2022: Sharath Kamal-Sreeja Akula pair wins gold in mixed doubles TT

BIRMINGHAM: Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal defied age to team up with young Sreeja Akula to win the mixed doubles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022

Liam Pitchford: Birmingham gold medal feels better than Gold Coast

Pitchford partnered with Paul Drinkhall to repeat their 2018 success against Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal Achanta

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022

CWG 2022 | Sharath-Sathiyan lose to familiar foes again, settle for silver in table tennis

The Indian duo had to settle for silver for the second successive edition after losing 11-8, 8-11, 3-11, 11-7, 4-11 to the English combine.

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022