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Shine on, Sharath: Kamlesh Mehta
Updated On: 28 July, 2021 07:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
Sharath had beaten Portugal’s Tiago Apolonia a day earlier in the second round to become the first ever Indian to make Round 3 in the men’s singles at the Olympics. “Tiago was Sharath’s teammate in Chennai Lions at the [franchise-based] Ultimate Table Tennis, so Sharath did well to use that knowledge to beat him,” added Mehta.
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Kamlesh Mehta and Achanta Sharath Kamal
India’s table tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal was always the under-dog, going into the third-round clash against Chinese table tennis legend Ma Long on Tuesday, but the manner in which the Indian conducted himself, has impressed eight-time national champion, Kamlesh Mehta.
Sharath went down 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 4-11 to second-seed Ma, but not before troubling the three-time Olympic gold medallist and world champion.
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