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
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 nameAmalraj Anthony Arputharaj
NationalityIndian
Born (1986-01-24) 24 January 1986
Polur, Tamil Nadu, India
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Men's doubles
2018 Gold Coast Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Men's team

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]

References
  1. "Profile at 2014 CWG official website". Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. http://www.tabletennisbug.com/2012/02/indian-national-champion-amalrajs.html
  3. "Mariyappan Thangavelu, Anthony Amalraj delighted at being recommended for Arjuna Award". Firstpost. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. "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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