Sharath Kamal earned a total of 4 medals, three of them gold and one silver in his CWG 2022 campaign, which is more than many nations, including Pakistan
Indias’s star table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal completely brushed his opponents in the CWG, 22 as he pocketed India a total of four medals, including three gold and one silver.
Sharath Kamal Achanta Commonwealth Games (CWG) 22 Medals List And Table Tennis India Gold Medal
🏓🥇 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗡! Sharath Kamal wins the gold medal in the Men's Singles event at the CWG after 1️⃣6️⃣ years.
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Stars of CWG 2022 Sharath Kamal and Nikhat Zareen signing off at the closing ceremony of #Birmingham2022! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/RBIFlCjDmD
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The 40-year-old Sharath Kamal won gold in men’s singles, team and mixed doubles events at Commonwealth Games 2022. The only event in which he could not get his hands to the gold was double men.
Sharath Kamal earned more gold than many others, including Pakistan in the CWG, 22
The contest was closed and many countries failed to achieve the success that Sharath Kamal achieved on his own. Countries such as Pakistan, Cyprus and Barbados have only won two gold medals in the competition, which is lower than Sharath Kamal’s three gold medals.
Take a look at the countries with less gold medals than Sharath Kamal in CWG, 22
• Pakistan – 2 Gold
• Cyprus – 2 Gold
• Samoa – 1 Gold
• Barbados – 1 Gold
• Cameroon – 1 Gold
• Zambia – 1 Gold
• Grenada – 1 Gold
• The Bahamas – 1 Gold
• British Virgin Is. – 1 Gold
India finished its CWG 22 in succession with 61 medals, including 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze. Sharath’s fourth medal on the last day helped India jump into fourth position in the medal standings. However, India was a little shy about the number of medals from its previous edition (66),
Despite the absence of shooting in which India has won several medals in the past, credit must go to Indian athletes for their brilliant efforts to help India hold on to the 61 wins at Birmingham.
More about Achanta Sharath Kamal-
Full Name: Achanta Sharath Kamal
Born: 12 July, 1982
Age: 40 years
Height: 6.1 ft
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sports: Table Tennis
Career Achievements-
• Gold – Commonwealth Games 2006 – Men’s Singles
• Silver – Commonwealth Games 2004 – Men’s Singles
• Gold – Commonwealth Games 2022 – Men’s Singles, Men’s Team, Mixed Doubles and silver in Men’s doubles
• Gold in men’s singles at CWG, 18 along with one silver and one bronze.
He is the first Indian table tennis player to become the Senior National Champion 10 times in his career and 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award.