A. Radhika Suresh

A. Radhika Suresh
Full nameAmbika Radhika Suresh
Nationality India
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  India
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Nairobi Team
SAF Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Colombo Singles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Colombo Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Colombo Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Dhaka Singles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Dhaka Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Dhaka Team

A. Radhika Suresh is a table tennis player from Kerala, India. She is an Olympian and former national champion.

Family

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She belongs to a family of table tennis players. Her father K.R. Pillai was a former Tamil Nadu and Kerala state champion and her elder brother, R. Rajesh too is a former state champion.[1]

Achievements

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Following are her achievements.[1]

State

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  • At the age of 10 she won the Kerala State sub-junior title.

National

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  • Won national sub-junior title at Muzaffarpur in 1986
  • Won national junior's title at Indore in 1989
  • Won national women's title at Pondicherry in 1995
  • Women's singles titles in the 22nd National veterans table tennis championship at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium at Kochi in 2015[2]

International

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Personal life

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She is employed at Indian Oil Corporation as Customer Services Executive.[1] She also runs an academy at the Kadavanthra YMCA.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Radhika Suresh::Kerala Table Tennis Association". ktta.in. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Arup, Ambika triumph". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Radhika tastes success as coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Then an Aggressive Player, Now a Patient Coach - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.