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India's star female table tennis player Archana Kamath participated in the recently held Paris Olympics and now the 24-year-old player has decided to retire from table tennis and focus on her studies. For this, she will go to America. This incident is shocking
Because Archana created history with the women's team at the Paris Games. The Indian women's table tennis team managed to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in Olympic history. India lost 1-3 against Germany and Archana was the only player to win the match. With no guarantee of a medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, young paddler Archana has decided to retire from table tennis professionally.
There was a lot of controversy over Archana's selection for the Olympics but instead of controversy, she focused on her game and performed well. Archana has received support from TOP, Olympic Gold Quest and other sponsors but it is not enough. Despite winning the Olympics, she has decided to focus on studies. She said, “My brother works in NASA and he is my idol. He is constantly encouraging me to study. Now I can spend more time on my studies.”
Table tennis has not yet become a source of income
Table tennis players are getting all the facilities including high-tech equipment and coaching. Archana's coach Garg believes that table tennis is still far from becoming a source of income for players. Because of this, Archana's decision is understandable. Top players usually do not have any problems as they get a lot of support but a young player does not get any help. Youngsters also have to spend money for training. Since the game is becoming expensive now, I think Archana's decision will be right. Archana's sudden tough decision after the Paris Games has raised concerns about the financial sustainability of sports like table tennis.