Veteran paddler all set for Olympics
Top-ranked Indian TT player Achanta Sharath Kamal qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in March by beating Pakistan's Rameez Muhammad in the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament at Doha. (Getty Images)
Sharath's fourth appearance at the Olympics
This will be Sharath Kamal's fourth Olympic Games, having competed in the quadrennial Games for the first time in 2004. But this will be the first time that Sharath Kamal would compete in two events in the Games - Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles. (Getty Images)
Can Sharath create some magic at Tokyo Games?
Sharath Kamal won two historic bronze medals (Men's Team and Mixed Doubles) in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. The veteran paddler won a gold (Men's Team), a silver (Men's Doubles) and two bronze (Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles) in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. (TOI Photo)
Nine-time National Champion!
A nine-time Seniors National Champion, Sharath Kamal was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019. (TOI Photo)
Sharath - Fighter to the core!
The veteran paddler ended his decade long wait for a title when he won the Oman Open in March 2020. His last title before this was in 2010, when Sharath bagged the Egypt Open crown. (Getty Images)
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