 The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2017 to Shri A. Amalraj for Table Tennis, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | (1986-01-24)24 January 1986 (age 39) Polur,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Table tennis |
Medal record | |
Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj (born 24 January 1986) is a professionaltable tennis player fromTamil Nadu India. He won the silver medal at2014 Commonwealth Games in doubles withSharath Kamal.[1]
Arputharaj won the National Table Tennis Championship in January 2012, beating the Indian legend, Sharath Kamal in the finals.[2]
He won theArjuna Awardee in 2017.[3]
In2018 Commonwealth Games held atGold Coast,Australia, he won the gold medal inmen's team event withSharath Kamal,Harmeet Desai,Sathiyan Gnanasekaran &Sanil Shetty.[4]
He won thegold medal in South Asian games 2019 in Men's Singles Table tennis tournament.[citation needed]
He spent about 8 years at PSPB National Academy in Ajmer for his training.[1]
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