achanta sharath kamal: CWG 2022: India’s Achanta Sharath Kamal clinches gold in Table Tennis men’s singles

Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal, on Monday, won gold medal in Table Tennis men’s singles final at the Commonwealth Games 2022, with commanding 4-1 win over England‘s Liam Pitchford.

The 40-year-old paddler, who won a bronze medal in the last edition in Gold Coast, had defeated home country’s Paul Drinkhall 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 to reach his second CWG finals.

Sharath went up first and scored a superb win in a 6-game marathon thriller, winning 4-2.

He started aggressively and surged to a 2-0 lead, winning the first two games 11-8, 11-8. He attacked the English paddler and did not give him a chance to get into a rhythm. But Drinkhall was too experienced and fed on the support of the partisan home crowd as he won the third game 11-8, making it 2-1. Sharath widened the margin once again by winning the fourth game 11-7. But Drinkhall was not done yet and won the closely fought fifth game 11-8 to make it 3-2.

However, Sharath could not be thwarted as he won the sixth game 11-8 to seal the victory and reach the final. He won a bronze medal in men’s singles in the 2018 edition and will definitely upgrade his medal.


(With inputs from agencies)