Anthony Amalraj Explained

Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj
Fullname:	Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj
Nationality:	Indian
Birth Date:	24 January 1986
Birth Place:	Polur, Tamil Nadu, India
Weight:	64kg (141lb)
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Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj (born 24 January 1986) is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu India. He won the silver medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games in doubles with Sharath Kamal.^[1]

Arputharaj won the National Table Tennis Championship in January 2012, beating the Indian legend, Sharath Kamal in the finals.^[2]

He won the Arjuna Awardee in 2017.^[3]

In 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, he won the gold medal in men's team event with Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Sanil Shetty.^[4]

He won the gold medal in South Asian games 2019 in Men's Singles Table tennis tournament.

He spent about 8 years at PSPB National Academy in Ajmer for his training. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBnf8qRnf1V/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile at 2014 CWG official website . 2 August 2014 . 29 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729184154/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/table_tennis/1008030/anthony_arputharaj.html . dead .
2. Web site: Jagadish . Menas . Indian National Champion Amalraj's Interview with TableTennisBug.com . 2023-06-06 . en.
3. News: Mariyappan Thangavelu, Anthony Amalraj delighted at being recommended for Arjuna Award. Firstpost . 4 August 2017 . 19 April 2018.
4. News: Commonwealth Games 2018: Sharath Kamal leads India to gold medal in men's table tennis team event . Firstpost . 10 April 2018 . 15 April 2018.