In the list of player profiles for the Commonwealth Games the next athlete is the best female table tennis player of India and her history at the Commonwealth Games is secured to none and she would be looking to replicate it in thus Games as well. Manika Batra made the sport of table tennis popular across India and to reach this level she has had her struggles but as they say when one comes out of hard struggle they come out like a diamond. Manika Batra is that diamond of table tennis and she is only getting better.
Manika Batra is only in her middle 20s and she has a target of getting in the Top 10 of the World first and then winning an Olympic Medal in Paris. She is one of my favorites to watch and her performance at the Olympics last year was special and she will be brimming with confidence and all of India will be with her in this journey. Let's Look at the Profile Career and Achievements of Manika Batra.
Profile
Manika Batra was born on 15th June 1995 in Delhi and since she was a little girl she wanted to play table tennis and she got all the support from her family as they saw talent in her and proper training was given to her and now she has repaid the faith with so many outstanding performances. Her playing style of table tennis is the Shakehand Grop which helps her serve better and he in the rally for long and frustrate her opponents. She is one of the tallest female table tennis players at 5ft 11 inches which gives her a massive advantage and she uses it to bounce her opponents in the table tennis court.
Career
The career of Manika Batra started in 2011 and she won the under 15 open in Chile and from there she got better but was unable to win any global medals and she was disappointed much and she wanted to quit but 2018 changed Everything for her and after she won the GD Medals she made sure to work harder and last year in Tokyo she made it to the QF. She is only 27 and has a long 10 year career ahead of her if she can stay fit and then there is no telling what she will Do.
Achievements
ASIAN GAMES
2018- Bronze Medal – Mixed Doubles
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
This is the event which made Manika Batra the star she is today as in 2018 she put on such an incredible performance that it stunned everyone and from that point everyone has her eyes on her to see what she does and in 2022 she will be looking to win more medals.
2018- Gold Medal – Women’s Team
2018- Women’s Singles
2018- Silver Medal- Women’s Doubles
2018- Bronze Medal – Mixed Doubles
In 2018 Manika Batra won the Arjuna Award and just 2 years later she won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and she deserved it mostly and if she goes on like this then the Padma Shri will be here soon as well.
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