Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj (born 24 January 1986) is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu India. He won the silver medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games in doubles with Sharath Kamal.[1]
| Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj | |
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 The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2017 to Shri A. Amalraj for Table Tennis, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017. | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 24 January 1986 Polur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) |
Medal record | |
Arputharaj won the National Table Tennis Championship in January 2012, beating the Indian legend, Sharath Kamal in the finals.[2]
He won the Arjuna Awardee in 2017.[3]
In 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, he won the gold medal in men's team event with Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Sanil Shetty.[4]
He won the gold medal in South Asian games 2019 in Men's Singles Table tennis tournament.[citation needed]
He spent about 8 years at PSPB National Academy in Ajmer for his training. [1]
References
edit- ^ "Profile at 2014 CWG official website". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ Jagadish, Menas. "Indian National Champion Amalraj's Interview with TableTennisBug.com". Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Mariyappan Thangavelu, Anthony Amalraj delighted at being recommended for Arjuna Award". Firstpost. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Sharath Kamal leads India to gold medal in men's table tennis team event". Firstpost. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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