The seven-time Commonwealth Games gold winner, Sharath Kamal, now only has one dream: to achieve a podium finish at the Paris Olympics. Sharath has been competing in the Olympics since 2004. This is the fifth time he will be featuring in the summer games. The table tennis player dreams of getting a podium finish at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Speaking exclusively to InsideSport earlier, Sharath Kamal shared his views on the medal possibility at the Paris Games.
Target is to get a medal – Sharath Kamal
Sharath Kamal is focusing on the medal. “The team is where we have the highest probability to get a medal, especially the girls. They’ve been doing very well. So the realistic chance, of course, we want to get into a tournament wanting to win a medal. The want, of course, the reality to expectations might differ, but at least our target has to be to get a medal. Of course, for myself, it will be the first match. It will be the first match in the team championships, which if we’re able to cross that hurdle, I think already there we are setting a milestone, a landmark from there,” Sharath said.
We have a realistic chance this time
Sharath Kamal is optimistic about a podium finish. “The quarterfinals of the Olympic Games is something I never dreamt of. I would have the chance to, of course, win that medal, but a realistic chance to get in there has the biggest probability now in 2024,” he added.
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