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Paris Olympics Sharath believes India can spring a surprise in platoon events.

The ace paddler hopes his fifth Olympics at Paris turns out to be a memorable bone

Abhijit

While a order in Paris is still a pipe dream considering the position of competition they'll be over against - India have no way won a table tennis order at the quadrennial bash ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal, who has been at the heart of the sport's revolution in the country, feels his compatriots have the eventuality to spring a surprise. Also Read Sharath Kamal to be India's flag deliverer, Mary Kom appointed cook de charge for Paris Games" This is the first time we've qualified for platoon events in There's also the doubles rubber in platoon in which India is veritably strong.

Hopefully, in the platoon events. we're keeping our fritters crossed," said Kamal in an online commerce organised by the Sports Authority of India. " Doubles is the most important rubber because you start with that, and once you get a head start there, you can turn it around, so it's veritably important I'm good by doubles. At the same time we are looking at multiple options.

We're enough important riveted on platoon and doubles" Kamal, who'll be contending in his fifth Olympics, has been named the flag- deliverer for the opening and the 41- time-old said he was surprised at entering the honour ahead of megastar Neeraj Chopra. When I was the flag- deliverer at Common wealth Games, there was immense joy and so much of pride.

When it was blazoned first, it was a bit hard to believe because there are people like Neeraj Chopra who have won orders at the Olympics or who are anticipated to win Beyond all of them, they allowed about me. "At an age when utmost athletes hang up their thrills, the record 11- time public champion is still toiling hard in hunt of the fugitive Olympic order.

Kamal hoped he could pull off a phenomenon for the periods and land his hands on the fugitive order, there by filling his press with the missing jewel. The closet is empty when it comes to an Olympic order, that motivates me, that drives me. In 2004, I did not really know the magnitude of Olympics. I started my trip there. Before, your primary thing is to qualify for the Olympics, let alone end to win a order.

This is the first time I'm getting five months to prepare. I took down everything on paper, and I went through a lot of documents. I'm playing with different players, Europeans. There will be a lot of platoon training in the coming weeks, we will be working a lot on platoon structure. I hope I'm at my stylish at the Paris Olympics."