Manika Batra

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Star table tennis player Manika Batra bereaved, loses her father

Manika's father passed away on Tuesday and his cremation was performed on the same day at Inderpuri.

Manika Batra's WTT Champions campaign ends after defeat to China's Tianyi in quarters

Star paddler Manika Batra crashed out of the WTT Champions after a quarterfinal straight game defeat against China's Qian Tianyi in Montpellier, France.

Manika Batra upsets Bernadette Szocs to enter quarterfinals of WTT Champions

Star Indian paddler Manika Batra shocked world No.14 Bernadette Szocs of Romania to enter the women singles quarterfinals of the WTT Champions event in Montpellier, France.

Asian TT Championships: Indian men assured of third consecutive medal, women end with bronze

The Indian men's table tennis team assured itself of its third consecutive bronze medal at Asian Championships, overcoming a gritty Kazakhstan 3-1 in the quarterfinals here on Wednesday.

Ayhika Mukherjee assures Indian women first ever medal at Asian TT Championships

Ayhika Mukherjee has built a reputation of being a giant killer having beaten word number one Sun Yinghsa from China at the World Team Championships earlier this year.

Manika Batra scripts history, reaches Round of 16 for table tennis at Paris Olympics

With this win, Batra progresses to the next round, where she will face the winner of the match between Hong Kong’s Zhu Chengzu and Japan’s Miu Hirano.

Table Tennis star Manika Batra loses 'essential sports kit' on flight, seeks government help

Manika Batra said she was travelling in business class in the Dutch flag carrier and never expected to lose baggage with priority tag.

How Manika Batra became the first Indian woman to win a medal at Asian Cup Table Tennis

Behind Manika Batra's fight to clinch Asian Cup Bronze were her mother's remarks, hard work and good form, meditation, and mixed-doubles partner G Sathiyan's motivation.

Manika Batra humbles another top-10 player to win historic bronze at Asian Cup TT

Besides the historic bronze, Manika will also carry home USD 10,000 for her efforts.

ITTF Rankings: Manika Batra jumps 10 spots to achieve career-best world no 38, Sathiyan is world no 34

While Sharath and Sathiyan are the only two male players in the top-100, there are three more apart from Manika in the women's list.

A guide on how not to be disappointed while watching India at the Olympics

The Indian fan has a volatile relationship with the Olympic sport form. Here's how to watch the Games with greater equanimity, and less heart ache.