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Indian table tennis icon Achanta Sharath Kamal has announced his retirement. The WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 will mark his final professional appearance, closing an illustrious career spanning over two decades.

From Chennai to the world: Sharath Kamal's enduring impact on Indian Table Tennis

Indian table tennis icon Achanta Sharath Kamal has announced his retirement. The WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 will mark his final professional appearance, closing an illustrious career spanning over two decades.

Indian table tennis will never be the same again. &nbsp; Achanta Sharath Kamal, the player who carried Indian table tennis to the global stage, has announced his retirement from professional play. The WTT Star Contender event in Chennai, scheduled from March 25 to 30, will mark the swansong of one of India&rsquo;s most celebrated athletes.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I played my first international tournament in Chennai, I will be playing my last international also in Chennai. This will be my last tournament as a professional athlete,&rdquo; he posted on his social media handle X (formerly twitter).
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The WTT Star Contender in Chennai later this month will be my final professional event, after which I will continue to serve the sport off the table. As they say, life comes a full circle! 🙏🏽🏓 <a href="https://t.co/sVcg0laXlC">pic.twitter.com/sVcg0laXlC</a>
&mdash; Sharath Kamal OLY (@sharathkamal1) <a href="https://twitter.com/sharathkamal1/status/1897220794952114619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Sharath&rsquo;s journey began in the 1990s when table tennis in India was struggling for international recognition. He grew up competing fiercely at the national level and stepped beyond Indian shores. He became the first Indian paddler to train abroad and play for an international club, paving the way for future generations.
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His list of achievements is unparalleled&mdash;seven Commonwealth Games gold medals, two historic Asian Games bronze medals, and five Olympic appearances.&nbsp;
More than the medals, Sharath will be remembered for his relentless drive, his ability to push boundaries, and his contribution to shaping the future of Indian table tennis.&nbsp;
In 2003, Sharath won his first national title and as they say- the rest is history.. He went on to become one of the most decorated table tennis players on global level.&nbsp;
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The 42-year-old veteran played a crucial role in India&rsquo;s qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. India achieved an unthinkable feat and qualified for the men&rsquo;s team event. His performance at the Singapore Smash, where he became the first Indian male to reach the quarterfinals, ensured his spot in the squad.
Just take a glance at some of Sharath Kamal&rsquo;s achievements &bull;Ten-time National Champion &bull;Seven Commonwealth Games gold medals &bull;Two historic Asian Games bronze medals &bull;Five Olympic appearances &bull;Padma Shri Award (2019) &ndash; India&rsquo;s fourth-highest civilian award &bull;Khel Ratna Award (2022) &ndash; India&rsquo;s highest sporting honor
Needless to say, Sharath&rsquo;s influence extends beyond his on-table performances. He has been an unwavering mentor, guiding younger players like Manav Thakkar and Manika Batra.
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Under his leadership, India clinched a historic bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games by stunning Japan, followed by another unexpected triumph&mdash;an Asian Games mixed doubles bronze with Manika in Jakarta. &nbsp;
His retirement comes at a time when Indian table tennis is stronger than ever. The new generation of paddlers is thriving, a testament to the foundation laid by Sharath over the past two decades.
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Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) secretary Kamlesh Mehta acknowledged that while Sharath is stepping away from professional play, his impact on the sport will remain.
As Sharath Kamal bids farewell to competitive table tennis, his legacy is cemented in the history of Indian sports. He transformed Indian table tennis from an afterthought to a respected discipline on the global stage. His final appearance in Chennai, in front of his family, friends, and fans, will be a fitting tribute to a career that spanned more than two decades.

Despite the 41-year-old Sharath's attempts to mount a comeback, the French prodigy proved relentless, securing the first three games with clinical precision.

Watch: Sharath Kamal goes down to World No. 6 Felix Lebrun in the quarterfinals of Singapore Smash 2024

Despite the 41-year-old Sharath's attempts to mount a comeback, the French prodigy proved relentless, securing the first three games with clinical precision.

Achanta Sharath Kamal's remarkable journey in the Singapore Smash 2024 came to an end as he succumbed to a 1-4 defeat against world No. 6, Felix Lebrun of France in the quarterfinal in Singapore on Friday. Sharath Kamal lost 9-11, 2-11, 7-11, 11-9, 8-11 to Lebrun in the 32-minute encounter.
From the outset, the 17-year-old Lebrun asserted his dominance, capitalising on his youthful vigour and formidable pace to take control of the game. Despite the 41-year-old Sharath's attempts to mount a comeback, the French prodigy proved relentless, securing the first three games with clinical precision.
However, Sharath's resilience shone through as he rallied to claim a hard-fought victory in the fourth set, displaying inspired stroke play and determination. Although ultimately falling short, Sharath's journey to the quarterfinals was nothing short of extraordinary.
Having navigated through the qualifying rounds, Lebrun showcased his prowess by defeating the world No. 22 and world No. 13 en route to the quarters.
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The Indian player continued his giant-killing run in the Singapore Smash table tennis tournament with a 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 12-10) win over Omar Assar in the men’s singles round of 16 match.

Singapore Smash 2024: Sharath Kamal scripts history by reaching quarterfinals

The Indian player continued his giant-killing run in the Singapore Smash table tennis tournament with a 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 12-10) win over Omar Assar in the men&rsquo;s singles round of 16 match.

India's 41-year-old Sharath Kamal made history by becoming the first Indian male player to reach the quarterfinals of the table tennis world championship after beating Omar Assar of Egypt on Thursday in Singapore Smash.
The Indian player continued his giant-killing run in the Singapore Smash table tennis tournament with a 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 12-10) win over Omar Assar in the men&rsquo;s singles round of 16 match.
Sharath, who is ranked 88th in the world, attacked from the beginning, giving no chance to Omar to settle down. His trademark forehand top-spins and backhand whiplash from the back of the table were in full flow in all three games.
Omar, World No. 22, was circumspect to start with and was content playing counter-attack and block. On the other hand, Sharath Kamal, the reigning Commonwealth Games singles champion, was on the offensive from the beginning.
In the previous two editions of Singapore Smash, Sharath had bowed out in the first round. Sharath is the lowest-ranked men&rsquo;s singles paddler left in the men&rsquo;s singles event. Sharath will next meet the winner of France&rsquo;s Felix Lebrun and Kristian Karlsson of Sweden.
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While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient this year, a total of 25 athletes including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, athletes Eldhose Paul, Avinash Sable have been nominated for the Arjuna Award

Sharath Kamal to receive Khel Ratna Award on November 30; Check full list of awardees here

Indian Table Tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal will receive India's most prestigious sports honour, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year.

Check the full list of awardees here.

While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient this year, a total of 25 athletes including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, athletes Eldhose Paul, Avinash Sable have been nominated for the Arjuna Award

Indian Table Tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal will receive India's most prestigious sports honour, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, on November 30 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
40-year-old Sharath had a tremendous outing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he won three Gold medals. He won his second Gold medal in the men's singles event after a gap of 16 years in CWG 2022. He also won Gold in mixed doubles and men's team events.
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While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient this year, a total of 25 athletes including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, athletes Eldhose Paul, Avinash Sable have been nominated for the Arjuna Award.
Meanwhile, Team India captain Rohit Sharma's coach Dinesh Jawahar Lad will receive recognition in the lifetime category of the Dronacharya Award.
Full list of awardees
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022: Achanta Sharath Kamal.
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022:
Seema Punia (Athletics), Eldhose Paul (Athletics), Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics), Lakshya Sen (Badminton), HS Prannoy (Badminton), Amit (Boxing), Nikhat Zareen (Boxing), Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni (Chess), R Praggnanandhaa (Chess), Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey), Shushila Devi (Judo), Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi), Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Bowl), Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar (Mallakhamb), Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting), Omprakash Mitharval (Shooting), Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis), Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting), Anshu (Wrestling), Sarita (Wrestling), Parveen (Wushu), Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton), Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton), Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Swimming), Jerlin Anika J (Deaf Badminton).
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022 Regular Category:&nbsp;
Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting), Sujeet Maan (Wrestling).
Lifetime Category:
Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket), Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football), Raj Singh (Wrestling).
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2022:&nbsp;
Ashwini Akkunji C (Athletics), Dharamvir Singh (Hockey), B C Suresh (Kabaddi), Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics).
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022:
TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Ladakh Ski &amp; Snowboard Association.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022:
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Sharath Kamal becomes the first Indian to be elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Table Tennis Federation.

Table Tennis star Sharath Kamal gets rare international recognition

He'll be awarded the Khel Ratna award, he has already been elected to the IOA's athletes' commission and now Indian Table Tennis star Sharath Kamal has got another major international recognition. 

Sharath Kamal becomes the first Indian to be elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Table Tennis Federation.

Table Tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal has been in the news for all the right reasons recently. And now, he has received an international honour no Indian had ever gotten before.
The Indian paddler has become the first player from the country to be elected to the athletes' commission of the global Table Tennis body, the International Table Tennis Federation.
Kamal received the second-highest number of votes in the elections. His 187 votes were only behind Romania's Elizabeta Samara, who bagged 212 votes.&nbsp;
Kamal, who won 3 Gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham earlier this year, will serve on the commission that has a total of 8 athletes(4 men, 4 women) from 2022-2026.
The star Indian paddler said he was humbled by the recognition. Kamal is also the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/sharath-kamal-to-receive-khel-ratna-award-on-november-30-check-full-list-of-awardees-here-1668439777747">only Indian who's being awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year.</a>
In addition, only two days back, he was also chosen as the vice-chairman of the first-ever Athletes' Commission of the Indian Olympic Association, becoming <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/mary-kom-pv-sindhu-mirabai-chanu-sharath-kamal-elected-in-ioa-s-first-ever-athletes-commission-1668482585982">one of only 10 eminent athletes elected to the national Olympic body.</a>

Only 10 candidates filed nominations for the same number of seats in the Athletes Commission and Umesh Sinha, who is also the returning officer of the upcoming IOA elections, declared all of them elected unopposed.

Mary Kom, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Sharath Kamal elected in IOA's first-ever Athletes' Commission

In a historic first, Sharath Kamal, MC Mary Kom, PV Sindhu, Gagan Narang have been named in Indian Olympic Association's first-ever 10-member Athletes commission. 

Only 10 candidates filed nominations for the same number of seats in the Athletes Commission and Umesh Sinha, who is also the returning officer of the upcoming IOA elections, declared all of them elected unopposed.

It was a historic moment for the Indian athletes as the Indian Olympic Association announced the nation's first-ever athletes commission. The 10-member commission has 5 male and 5 female members as per the rules.&nbsp; Rani Rampal, MC Mary Kom, Gagan Narang, OP Karahana, Shiva Keshavan, PV Sindhu, Bhavani Devi, Mirabai Chanu, Bajrang Lal Thakkar and Sharath Kamal were elected after the polls. Only 10 candidates filed nominations for the same number of seats in the Athletes Commission and Umesh Sinha, who is also the returning officer of the upcoming IOA elections, declared all of them elected unopposed. India's first Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra who is a member of the International Olympics Committee's athletes commission and former hockey Indian team captain Sardar Singh who currently is a part of Olympic Council of Asia Commission with also be a part of IOA's commission as ex-officio members.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also read <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/sharath-kamal-to-receive-khel-ratna-award-on-november-30-check-full-list-of-awardees-here-1668439777747">Sharath Kamal to receive Khel Ratna Award on November 30; Check full list of awardees here</a>

The 2022 Commonwealth Games came to an end on Tuesday evening with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.The CWG flag was lowered and handed to Victoria, Australia which will host the next edition of the quadrennial event. Veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal and ace boxer Nikhat Zareen led the Indian contingent during the closing ceremony.
The ceremony celebrated Birmingham's ethnicity and culture and local bands like Dexy's, Music Youth, and The selector performed. Singapore's Table Tennis player Feng Tianwei was given the David Dixon award before Birmingham-born rock legend Ozzy Osbourne brought down the curtains on the 11-Day long gala.

Watch! Birmingham 2022 gala ends with spectacular closing ceremony

Watch!
Ozzy Osbourne drew the final curtain on the 11-day-long Birmingham 2022 gala.
Sharath Kamal & Nikhat Zareen led the Indian contingent at the closing ceremony last night.

The CWG flag was lowered and handed to Victoria, Australia which will host the next edition of the quadrennial event.

The 2022 Commonwealth Games came to an end on Tuesday evening with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. The CWG flag was lowered and handed to Victoria, Australia which will host the next edition of the quadrennial event. Veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal and ace boxer Nikhat Zareen led the Indian contingent during the closing ceremony.
The ceremony celebrated Birmingham's ethnicity and culture and local bands like Dexy's, Music Youth, and The selector performed. Singapore's Table Tennis player Feng Tianwei was given the David Dixon award before Birmingham-born rock legend Ozzy Osbourne brought down the curtains on the 11-Day long gala.

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