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www.akgtt.org.in VISION MOTTO : Taking Table Tennis to the Masses : Catch them young and Make them Champs.

1 VISION MOTTO : Taking Table Tennis to the Masses : Catch them young and Make them Champs. SDAT-AKG Table Tennis Development Centre, with the multiple objectives of developing the game at grass root level, producing champions in the international arena of competition and promoting the under privileged players, is at present in a sprawling 12,000 sq. ft campus with all the facilities at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Periamet, Chennai with the support of Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT). The Facilities include viz, 1. Playing facilities with 18 Tables, Multi Balls, 2. Fitness Arena for light weight training with Gym, Thread Mill and Exercise cycle 3. Open Ground for Physical fitness for sprints, jogging 4. Infrastructure facilities with Rest Rooms for Boys and Girls; Office Rooms for Administrative Activities and Discussions Room for Visitors / Parents 5. State of art Technology Video Analysis System 6. Training Program on Advanced Technology Robot Zone The players of our Academy have been performing extremely well in both International and National arena. The Honorary coaches Shri A. Srinivasa Rao and Shri. A. Muralidhara Rao besides serving in Tamil Nadu State Association, Tamil Nadu Players Welfare Association, Madras District Association, Table Tennis Players Parents Association in various capacities for the last 27 years of rich experience have produced hundreds of District, University, State and National Ranked players including several International players, Arjuna awardees, Olympians and the First Indian to win the Common Wealth Gold Medal, US Open and the recent Egypt Pro-

Tour Champion Shri. Achanta Sharath Kamal, current world ranking 39.

Due to this immense performance and the experience we have developed over the past 25 years of organising and promoting the game of Table Tennis,

venture with Twenty Years Lease Agreement.

2 Tour Champion Shri. Achanta Sharath Kamal, current world ranking 39. Currently few our players are in the Indian Team for the forth coming Commonwealth Champion 10. Due to this immense performance and the experience we have developed over the past 25 years of organising and promoting the game of Table Tennis, the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu came forward and set-up the present Table Tennis Development Centre (SDAT-AKG TTDC) as a joint venture with Twenty Years Lease Agreement. With the availability of Infrastructure and Technical Expertise, we have embarked upon bigger and ambitious projects which will help our Academy and Players to achieve more in the game of Table Tennis i. Producing Champions in the International Arena ii. iii. Expanding the promotional activities to District / Village levels (in future) Setting up of National Table Tennis Academy (in future)

3 Rao brothers Hailing from Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, the Rao Brothers were ranked players in the state of Andhra Pradesh before their jobs beckoned them to Chennai. The eldest of the two, A. Srinivas Rao, a NIS, Patiala (Premier Sports Body of India) qualified Table Tennis coach, the 1st NIS coach from Tamil Nadu, an Andhra Pradesh State Junior Champion in Singles and Doubles (along with his brother) is now retired from Income Tax, Chennai and is fully focused on developing the game of table tennis in the country. The younger and vivacious A. Muralidhar Rao, an Andhra Pradesh University Champion for three consecutive years between 1972 and 75, is employed with Central Excise, Chennai. He brings in the much needed zest and energy into the coaching process. Their passion for the game of Table Tennis motivated them to do something more for the game, than just playing the ping pong balls. They started coaching in the year 1983, at YMCA, Esplanade, Chennai, shifting their coaching stint to Don Bosco, Holy Angels, Santhome Hr. Sec. School, Chennai and at present coaching at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Schools and YMIA, Mylapore, Chennai for the last 20 years and currently at SDAT-AKG, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Periamet, churning out Champions at the National and International levels, day in and day out, year after year. Their day begins at 5.00 am goading their young players into fitness and coaching upto to 8.00 am and again from 6.00 pm to pm till they hit their bed, except between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm when the players take the break to schools / colleges and the Brothers to their offices. It is their sheer perseverance, persistence and passion (the 3 P s) for the Game that has made them churn out champions like Chetan Baboor, Raman, Indu, Shamini, M.S.Mythili, Bhuvaneswari, N. Arul Selvi, Rajath Kamal and their current prodigy A.Sharat Kamal, Arjuna Awardee and Olympian and many more are in the pipe line to become future champions.

ACHIEVEMENTS Awards Arjuna Awardee 2005 Mamallan Award presented by TN Govt - 2012 Awarded with the Most Valuable Player in the Asian Championship held at Lucknow, February 2010 Meeting the

5 ACHIEVEMENTS Awards Arjuna Awardee 2005 Mamallan Award presented by TN Govt Awarded with the Most Valuable Player in the Asian Championship held at Lucknow, February 2010 Meeting the expectations the recent achievements Silver Medalist at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Glasgow Scotland Gold Medalist Doubles, Bronze Medalist in Singles and Team, in CommonWealth Games 10 New Delhi. Current World Ranking 38 (As on 5th May, 2014), the best International Ranking by any Indian, so far Awarded as the Outstanding Sports Person of the Year 2010 by SAHARA INDIA Champion - Egypt Pro-Tour at Cairo, July 10 First Indian to Win US Open Champion June 10 First Indian to Win Bronze Medalist in Indian Pro-Tour at New Delhi, India in June 10, Achieved the career best World Ranking of 55 (as on 31 st March, 2010), the best international ranking by any Indian Won National Championship for FIFTH TIME fourth consecutive National Title

6 International National In Asian Championship held at Lucknow, in the team quarter final event, he fully extended and stretched to five games with Wang Liqin former world Champion and current world number six. In the singles event KILLER SPIN EXHIBITION MATCH held at US, he defeated Schlager former world champion. Defeated world no Hongkong s Jiang Tianyi in the Semi-finals, Egypt open 10 Defeated world no Hongkong s Li Ching in the finals, Egypt open 10 Defeated world no Patrick Baum in the Quarter Finals, India Pro-Tour 10 Defeated world no. 23 Austria s Chen Wexing at Qatar Open 10 Defeated word no. 27 Hongkong s Koi Lai Chak at Kuwait Open 09 Represented India for the second time in the Olympics Games held at Beijing 09 Represented India in the recently held World Championship held in Japan in April 09 and entered the Round of 32 Represented India in the World Championship, held in Japan Won Silver Medal in Singles and Team Event and Gold Medal in Doubles in the recently held Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, London May 2009 Gold Medalist in Doubles event at Commonwealth Championship held at Glasgow, Scotland in May 09, defeated the pair from Singapore who were top 10 in the world ranking Current India No. 1 (As per world ranking) and SIX TIMES National Champion \ ACHIEVEMENTS Meeting the expectations the recent achievements

THREE TIMES National Champion Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 - Silver Medalist Represented India in the World Championship held in Japan - 2014 Won Bronze Medal in Team Event in the recently held

7 THREE TIMES National Champion Commonwealth Games Delhi Silver Medalist Represented India in the World Championship held in Japan Won Bronze Medal in Team Event in the recently held Commonwealth Championships at Glasgow, London 2009 Represented India in many International events during the last year and part of the coaching camps held in China for the preparation of Commonwealth Games, to be held in India, October, 2010 International SAF Games at Dhaka GOLD MEDAL Team Event 2010 SAF Games at Dhaka SILVER MEDAL Single Event National Women s National Champion Finalist 2009 Won National Ranking Tournament \ ACHIEVEMENTS Meeting the expectations the recent achievements International Appointed as Table Tennis Performance Analyst for the India Contingent by Sports Authority of India First Indian to become Analyst for Table Tennis Part of the Indian Team as Analyst training for Commonwealth Games 2010 Represented India at many international tournaments

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PROFILE Mr.C.V.NAGRAJ

PROFILE Mr.C.V.NAGRAJ Mr. C. V. Nagraj, Founder & Chief Coach of The School Of Powertennis established the academy in the year 1991 and ever since it has grown in popularity. Coming from a family of sports