CWG 2022: Triple delight for Sharath Kamal as veteran paddler reaches men’s, mixed doubles final 


Acantha Sharath Kamal made it to the finals of the doubles events after leading the men’s team to Gold in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Sharath Kamal has won 11 matches on the bounce after winning the men’s Gold in Birmingham. The 40-year-old is only furthering his legacy, reaching the semi-finals of the singles event as well.

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Sharath Kamal is assured of at least 2 more medals as he takes his tally to 12 in the history of the Commonwealth Games.

Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan reached the men’s doubles final for the second successive time at the Commonwealth Games. The experienced pair defeated Lum Nicholas and Luu Fin of Australia in a hard-fought semi-final.

Sharath and Sathiyan lost the opening game 8-11, but they bounced back to win the second game 11-9. However, Sharath and Sathiyan were served another set back as they lost the third game.

Sharath and Sathiyan fought back in the last two games as they took the 4th game 11-1 to close out the match 3-2 and reach the final.

SHARATH-SREEJA INTO FINAL

Later in the day, Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula, the reigning national champions, stormed into the final of the mixed doubles competition.

In another 5-game battle, Sharath and Sreeja took a 2-0 lead after winning the first two games 11-9, and 11-8.

However, the Australian pair of Lum Nicholas and Minhyung jee bounced back to win the next two games 11-8, 14-12.

And in the decider, Sharath and Sreeja showcased all their experience and won it 11-7 to book a place in the Gold medal match.

In the men’s singles, Sharath Kamal defeated Singapore’s Isaac Quek Yong 4-0 to inch closer to another medal as he booked a place in the semi-final.

However, Sreeja Akula came up with a valiant show in her women’s singles semi-final but she lost the match to Singapore Fianwei Teng. She will face Liu Yangzi in the bronze medal match on Sunday.

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