chennai as sharath kamal scripted a stunning comeback to defeat g sathiyan in the mens singles final of the national tt earlier this week the celebration said it all videos of the 39yearold circling the indoor arena where the final was held went viral on social media the celebration was the result of everything that happened in the match it was a very tight match that could have gone either way i dedicate the title win to vishwa deenadayalan who passed away in an accident just days before the tournament sharath told toisharath 13 down after the first four games had to pool in all his experience to clinch his 10th title sharath revealed that he surprised himself with the title win when i was down 13 it was my coach rajat kamal who told me to just hang in there i decided that i wont go down tamely and kept fighting the win definitely was a lovely surprise sharath revealedsharath who will turn 40 in july this year isnt able to pinpoint what keeps him going at this age i have nothing left to prove anything to anyone i dont know what drives me it might sound cliche but having been on the circuit for over two decades now i go to the court to give my best whether i win or lose is secondary sharath pointed out with regards to his preparation sharath has followed a strict fitness regime and religiously worked on his skills i havent felt this fitter before the focus has been more on staying in peak physical shape and that has brought with it the results i have also worked on bringing in newer shots to my repertoire he mentionedsharath will be training in europe in the lead up to the commonwealth games his next bigticket tournament since cwg is happening in birmingham it makes sense to train conditions that are much similar to what we will encounter there the table tennis federation of india ttfi too is working on giving us the best possible training conditions before the tournament he mentionedsharath is fully aware that he doesnt have too many years left in him but the paris games in 2024 is an event he has his eyes on i want to push my body and mind and be ready for the paris games my fitness levels and my game are in the best possible shape sharath saidis there a plan on what he will do once he calls it quits to be honest i havent given it much thought having said that it will be on something related to the sport my life has revolved around the sport and i will want to give something back to it he stated