Within our countdown into the Tokyo Olympics we’re frequently profiling a few of the greatest Indian trophy contenders.
Now we contain India’s best man table tennis participant Achanta Sharath Kamal and Pilates winner Mirabai Chanu.
Achanta Sharath Kamal (Table Tennis)Date of Birth: July 12, 1982 Age: 38 years Birth Place: Chennai, Tamil Nadu Sport/Event(s): Table Tennis (Singles, doubles, mixed doubles) Present status: 32 (May 2021) Maximum rank: 30 (2019) Significant accomplishments:* Bronze in 2018 Jakarta Asian Games (Men’s group ) * Bronze in 2018 Jakarta Asian Games (Mixed doubles) * Bronze in 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (Mixed doubles) * Bronze in 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (Men’s singles) * Silver 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (Men’s doubles) * Gold in 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (Men’s group ) * Bronze in 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games (Men’s group ) * Gold in 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games (Men’s doubles) * Gold in 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games (Men’s group ) * Gold in 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games (Men’s singles) Achanta Sharath Kamal.
(Photo from Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Pictures )Top-ranked Indian TT participant Achanta Sharath Kamal qualified to the Tokyo Olympics in March by defeating Pakistan’s Rameez Muhammad from the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament at Doha.
This is Sharath Kamal’s fourth Olympic Games, having competed at the quadrennial Games for first time in 2004.
But this is going to be the very first time that Sharath Kamal would compete in two events at the Games – Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles.
Sharath Kamal won 2 historical bronze awards (Men’s Team and Mixed Doubles) from the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.
The veteran paddler obtained a golden (Men’s Team), a silver (Men’s Doubles) and 2 bronze (Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles) at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
A nine-time Seniors National Champion, Sharath Kamal had been awarded the Padma Shri in 2019.
The veteran paddler finished his decade long await a name when he won the Oman Open at March 2020.
His final name before this was 2010, when Sharath ripped the Egypt Open crown.
Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)Date of Birth: August 8, 1994 Age: 26 Birth Place: Imphal, Manipur Sport/Event(s): Weightlifting (49kg) Important accomplishments:* Bronze in 2020 Tashkent Asian Championships (49 kg) 49 Gold in 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (48 kg) Commonwealth Gold in 2017 Anaheim World Championships (48 kg) * Silver 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games (48 kg) Mirabai Chanu.
(Photo from Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Pictures )Mirabai Chanu, the 2017 Tennis world winner (48kg), raised 86kg in catch and also a world album 119kg in clean and jerk for a total of 205kg to win the bronze medal in the Asian Championship in April this year.
Her flawless clean and jerk of 119kg is a complete record.
Mirabai needed a disappointing performance in the Rio Games in 2016, but since she has won the golden medal from the 2017 World Championships and also 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The 26 year old has evolved because a weightlifter because the last Olympics, shifting and tweaking methods.
Mirabai abandoned for St Louis in the US on May 1, to train underneath strength and conditioning trainer Dr.
Aaron Horschig.
She’s also undergoing therapy for her shoulder injury .
Mirabai goes Straight to Tokyo in the US to Take Part in this Olympics.
Mirabai was from the US at November-December a year to deal with a lower back injury under the advice of Dr.
Horschig.