Have a look at the bio, age and ranking of Archana Girish Kamath
For the first time in the Olympics history, Indian will compete in the menโs and womenโs table tennis championships on Monday at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Rising star Archana Kamath, along with Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula will be playing their first-ever Olympics on August 10. So letโs find out more details about the Indian table tennis sensation.
Before that, let us remind you, the Indian womenโs team will face Romania in the round 16 on Monday, while menโs team will face China in their opening match on Tuesday.
Who is Indian table tennis player Archana Girish Kamath, biography, age, family, parents, ranking and hometown state
Paris Olympics : Indian women team enter quart final
Indian women team of Manika Batra , Sreeja Akula & Archana Kamath defeat 4th seed Romania by 3-2 to enter QF
Manika Batra won both her matches including win over world no 10 , Sreeja / Archana win double tie
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— Sports India (@SportsIndia3) August 5, 2024
About Archana Kamath
For the curious, born on June 17, 2000, Archana Kamath is a Indian table tennis player, who previously, won gold medal at the National games of India in womenโs singles in 2023.
Archana Kamath, who hails from Bangalore, is a part of the Indian table tennis national team for the Summer Olympics 2024. Reports suggest that Archana comes from a family of doctors in Karnataka.
She has a rating of 163 and is ranked 121 in the ITTF ranking.
Parents
Archana Kamathโs parents, Girish and Anuradha Kamath, both are doctors, specializing in ophthalmology.
When Anuradha was 14 years old, she created history after becoming the youngest player to win the U-21 Indian national title in 2021. Her sports journey, since then has been marked by resilience, and hard work.
Career
Kamath was introduced to the sport at the tender age of nine. While visiting her uncleโs house in Mangalore, she encountered a ping-pong table, which sparked her interest in the game.
She credits her brother, Abhinav Kamath, who had a keen interest in the sport and encouraged her to compete in games.
In the Karnataka state ranking table tennis tournament in 2013, Archana Kamath, won at least 30 titles and become the youngest player to win the U-21 in India at just 14.
In the same year, she won the gold in the national championship in singles and bronze in doubles.
Her international debut began in 2014, after she was selected to represent Indian on the Asian team at the ITTF world cadet challenge, wherein she bagged a silver medal alongside a Fair play award.
The 24-year-old secured the top spot in the state in the Under-15, Under-18, Under-21, and womenโs singles categories.
Table Tennis at Olympics
Archana Kamath, alongside fellow players Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula, will compete for a team medal on August 10.
The forthcoming event will feature 5 medal competitions such as menโs and womenโs singles, mixed doubles and menโd and womenโs team competition.
Historic occasion. Historic finish. For the first time, India's #TableTennis team was particpating in an #OlympicGames team event. The women were up against fourth seed Romania in the first round – PQF. Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath start off team up to start off with a win.โฆ pic.twitter.com/PLPki8CS3X
— Amol Karhadkar (@karhacter) August 5, 2024
The menโs team event medal match will be on August 9, and the womenโs team event medal match on August 10.
Anticipation amongst the Indian fans are growing as a recent video on X went viral featuring top paddlers led by Archana Kamath , training with head coach Massimo Constantini in preparation for forthcoming matches.