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

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

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.