Sreeja Akula
| Sreeja Akula | |
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 Akula at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 31 July 1998 Hyderabad,[1] Telangana, India |
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Sreeja Akula (born 31 July 1998)[2] is an Indian table tennis player from Telangana state. She is a two-time Indian national champion. She is currently ranked India number one in women's singles.[3]
Early life and education
Sreeja hails from Hyderabad. Both her father Praveen Kumar, a manager in a private insurance company, and elder sister Ravali are table tennis players.[4] Ravali played at the university level. Sreeja trained under coach Somnath Ghosh,[5] at his academy at Kukatpally, Hyderabad. Before that she learnt the basics at St Paul’s Academy in Basheer Bagh when she was nine years and continued the game at YMCA in Narayanguda,[4] She passed her intermediate (plus two) with 98.7 per cent and then graduated in commerce. Telangana State Table Tennis Association (TSTTA) Secretary Nagendra Reddy was one of her first coaches.[4]
Career
She won the women's singles and doubles table tennis titles at the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships held in April 2022.[6] She was the runner-up in national Women's singles in the previous edition, losing to Manika Batra. She was also a part of the Indian team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won gold medal in mixed doubles event with Sharath Kamal.[4][7] She was the gold medalist in Women's Doubles and Women's Team events in Table tennis at the 2019 South Asian Games.[8]
In January 2024, she won her maiden international tournament at the WTT Feeder Corpus Christi in Texas.[7]
Awards
Sreeja received Arjuna Award in 2022.[4][9][10]
References
- ^ Krishan Gundra, Shiva (25 April 2022). "Akula Sreeja, the new queen of Indian table tennis". Telangana Today. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Chaubey, Ankit (18 June 2022). "Sreeja Akula Table Tennis Player biography: Achievements, Personal Life, Family, Unknown Facts & Social Media -". www.sportzcraazy.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2 January 2024). "Sreeja shifts focus to Paris Olympics after ranking first in women's singles for the fourth consecutive year". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Tomar, Ajay (18 February 2024). "Telangana paddler Sreeja Akula has her eyes set on Paris Olympics after beating World No 2". The South First. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2 January 2024). "Sreeja shifts focus to Paris Olympics after ranking first in women's singles for the fourth consecutive year". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Senior TT Championships: Sharath Kamal wins 10th national title, Sreeja Akula her first". 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Mental strength, variations and forearm conditioning on national TT champion Sreeja Akula's mind as she aims for Olympic qualification". The Indian Express. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Today, Telangana (25 April 2022). "Akula Sreeja, the new queen of Indian table tennis". Telangana Today. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Today, Telangana (16 November 2022). "Arjuna Award a big motivation, says Hyderabad paddler Sreeja". Telangana Today. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham CWG star Sreeja Akula excited to be honoured with Arjuna award". The Times of India. 30 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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