“Hopefully, we will be able to win the Olympics” - Sharath Kamal hopeful of bagging the elusive Olympic medal

Indian veteran paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal is hopeful of securing the elusive Olympic medal at the forthcoming Paris Olympics 2024. The prestigious event is scheduled to start on July 26 and will conclude on August 11.

It’s worth noting that the Indian paddlers made the cut for the Paris Olympics 2024 through the world rankings route in March 2024 and additionally bagged two quotas each in the men's and women's singles categories.

Remarkably, Sharath Kamal will be India’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024. Being part of the initiative ‘Go For Gold’ by Timelinks, Sharath sounded confident of India’s chances at Paris 2024.

"If we were able to win a medal at the Asians in 2018, hopefully, we will be able to win the Olympics in 2024 too,” Sharath Kamal stated.

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“I am not leaving anything to chance” - Sharath Kamal

Recently, the Indian table tennis players were part of three WTT tournaments in Tunisia, Nigeria, and Bangkok. Sreeja Akula scripted history by becoming the first Indian player to bag a WTT singles title.

Furthermore, all players part of the Paris Olympics 2024 got good enough game time across three major tournaments against top-class players of the sport. Having prepared well, Sharath is not going to leave anything to chance.

"We played three back-to-back tournaments in Tunisia, Nigeria and Bangkok. We had very good match practice and played doubles as well. We could figure out what was working and what was not. All of us in the team have a good under-standing and have been together for close to six years. I have also prepared very well and the results should follow. I am not leaving anything to chance," said Sharath.

Though he faced a few challenges at the Asian Games in 2023, Sharath played a crucial role in propelling the Indian men’s team to a bronze medal win in the Asian Games in 2018 in Jakarta.

In the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, he secured a gold medal in the singles and guided the men's team to a title win alongside winning the gold medal in men's doubles, scripting history with his heroics.

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