New Delhi: Top Indian table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Saturday officially confirmed that he had qualified for Tokyo Olympics in the men’s singles category.
The Chennai-based player, who rose two spots in the ITTF world rankings on Saturday, tweeted “Official confirmation of qualification in the Men’s Singles event for the @Tokyo2020 Olympic Games with the most recent rankings released by @ittfworld. Happy to rise a couple of places to 30th.”
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Official confirmation of qualification in the Men’s Singles event for the @Tokyo2020 Olympic Games with the most recent rankings released by @ittfworld. Happy to rise a couple of places to 30th. pic.twitter.com/dcAjGRyQim
— Sharath Kamal OLY (@sharathkamal1) April 3, 2021
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Sharath had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after his straight-games win against Pakistan’s Rameez Muhammad in the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament being held at Doha.
This will be Sharath Kamal’s fourth Olympic Games in men’s singles.