"Looking For More Medals In Singles, Doubles": Achanta Sharath Kamal After Men's Table Tennis Team Wins Commonwealth Games Gold

After clinching the gold medal in the men's table tennis final at the Commonwealth Games 2022, star Indian paddler Sharath Kamal said that he is looking forward to win more medals in the singles, doubles and mixed category. Indian men's table tennis team clinched the gold medal defeating Singapore 3-1 in the final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Tuesday. It was another dominant performance by the Indian paddlers.

"I'm looking for more medals in singles, doubles and mixed. I hope it's just the beginning. It's the first time I have defended a title and we have done it very well. It's a very strong team. This (Gold) builds a lot of confidence, going into future matches," Sharath Kamal said.

Gold medal-winning team player Harmeet Desai said that defending the title is always challenging and added that he had goosebumps when National Anthem was played as they took their place on the podium.

"It feels great. Defending your title is a big challenge. It's a joyous moment for all of us. We beat tough teams like Nigeria and Singapore in the past 2 days, so it's a joyous moment. I had goosebumps (when National Anthem was played), we live for that moment," said Harmeet Desai.

Talking about the event, in the first match at the NEC Table Tennis Show Court 1, Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran went up against Yong Izaac Quek and Yew En Koen Pang. The Indian pair were firing on all cylinders and looked more comfortable in the second game as they took the early lead and closed out the game 11-7.

The Indian pair defeated their Singapore rivals 13-11, 11-7, 11-5 in the third game to give India an early lead with overall match score of 1-0. India are the defending champions in the men's team table tennis final.