CWG 2022 / Satwik and Chirag wins Gold medal Sharath Kamal in table tennis Gold medal

Zoom News : Aug 08, 2022, 06:56 PM
Commonwealth Games 2022: In the Commonwealth Games being played in Birmingham, only medals are being showered in India's bag. Achanta Sharath Kamal has won the gold medal in the men's singles table tennis event of the Commonwealth Games. Apart from Achanta Sharath Kamal, the pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also won the gold medal in men's doubles in badminton. India's experienced table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal defeated Liam Pitchford of England 4-1 in the final to win the gold medal.

Sathiyan Gyanasekhar won the bronze medal of this event. 40-year-old Sharath defying his age, 40-year-old Sharath made a comeback after losing the first game against a better player in the rankings 11-13, 11-7, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8. Won from. Sharath's world ranking is 39th, while Pitchford is in 20th place.

Sharath's 13th Medal

This is Sharath's total 13th medal in the Commonwealth Games. He won four medals at the Birmingham Games. He reached the final at the 2006 Melbourne Games and won the gold medal. Earlier, Sathiyan won the bronze medal in the men's singles event by defeating Paul Drinkhall of England.

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