Chennai, March 25 -- Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal is set for his swansong in front of his home crowd as the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender 2025 is set to kickstart in Chennai at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

Kamal, a five-time Olympian, had earlier announced his retirement from the sport after the WTT Star Contender. He is the current Commonwealth Games singles champion and country's flag bearer for India's Paris 2024 Olympics contingent.

The tournament will witness men's and women's singles main draw in a 48-player field, while all doubles events (in men's, women's and mixed) will be having 16 pairs, as per Olympics.com.

Sharath Kamal will be participating in both men's singles and doubles co...