Anthony Amalraj
Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj (born 24 January 1986) is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu India. He won 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, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017. | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj |
Nationality | Indian |
Born | Polur, Tamil Nadu, India | 24 January 1986
Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) |
Medal record |
Amalraj won the National Table Tennis Championship in January 2012, beating the Indian legend, Sharath Kamal in the finals.[2]
Arjuna Awardee in 2017.[3]
In 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, he won gold medal in men's team event with Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Sanil Shetty.[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Profile at 2014 CWG official website". Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.tabletennisbug.com/2012/02/indian-national-champion-amalrajs.html
- ↑ "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.