Anthony Amalraj

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]

Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj
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)
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  India Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Men's team 2014 Glasgow Men's doubles Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Men's team South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Men's singles 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Mixed doubles 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Men's team 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Men's singles 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Men's doubles 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Men's team 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Men's doubles 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Mixed doubles

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.^{[citation needed]}

He spent about 8 years at PSPB National Academy in Ajmer for his training.