Tag: Manika Batra

Manika Batra crashes out of Singapore Smash in first round

Batra's loss comes after Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost their respective men's singles matches on Saturday.

March 13, 2023

WTT Star Contender Goa: Manika Batra stars with three wins for hosts; Sharath ousted

Star women paddler Manika Batra led the Indian performance with three wins across formats as main draw engagements in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa, got underway here at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium.

March 2, 2023

Sharath, Manika to lead Indian challenge at WTT Star Contender

It is going to be a feast for fans of Table Tennis (TT) like no other as this is the biggest ever table tennis tournament that the country is hosting and which will see top international stars in action.

February 25, 2023

Manika Batra climbs two places in ITTF rankings to career-best 33rd place

The boost follows Manika Batra's outstanding performance at the WTT Contender Doha last week when she advanced to the semifinals.

January 26, 2023

Manika Batra achieves career-best 35th ITTF ranking

She not just became the first Female Tennis player to get a podium finish at a continental competition but also the second player in the history of Indian Table Tennis to win a medal.

January 4, 2023

PM Modi congratulates Table Tennis player, Manika Batra for winning Bronze Medal at Asian Cup

I congratulate Manika Batra for scripting history for Indian Table Tennis at the Asian Cup by winning a Bronze: PM

November 20, 2022

Superman Sathiyan plays six matches in a day, loses just one

Sathiyan's senior teammate Achanta Sharath Kamal too figured in six matches on Friday and managed to advance to the next stage in men's singles and doubles.

August 6, 2022

CWG 2022: Mixed TT duos of Sreeja Akula-Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra-Sathiya Gnanasekaran qualify for QFs

Ho Ying and Leong Cheng Feng of Malaysia were defeated 3-1 by Akula and Kamal. The Indian duo won the match by scores of 5-11, 11-2, 11-6, and 11-5.

August 5, 2022

Manika Batra starts CWG 2022 campaign with a bang, beats SA’s Mushfiquh Kalam

She came into the match when India was in lead by 1-0. Batra dominated her opponent Kalam and won the game 11-5, 11-3, 11-2.

July 29, 2022

HC seeks Centre’s stand on plea by Manika Batra against TT Federation of India

Only the personal coach would know the strengths, weaknesses, skills and areas which a player should focus and strengthen. However, these Rules do not permit any personal coach/support staff, the plea adds.

September 20, 2021

Manika stuns world number 32 to reach third round

The world number 62 from India made a remarkable comeback against her Ukrainian opponent

July 25, 2021

Rohit Sharma, Rani Rampal, Manika Batra, Vinesh Phogat, Mariyappan Thangavelu recommended for Khel Ratna

According to sources, the National Award Committee met in the Capital on Tuesday and named the five athletes for the prestigious Khel Ratna award.

August 18, 2020

Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran help Table Tennis fans learn tricks on Twitter

The world Table Tennis governing body held its Executive Committee meeting on Friday and reached several outcomes after discussing the latest situation.

May 15, 2020

Sports fraternity pays heed to PM Modi’s call, lights up diyas to express solidarity to corona warriors

The Indian sports fraternity welcomed PM Modi's call and embraced it with an overwhelming response.

April 5, 2020

Ultimate Table Tennis 2019: Manika Batra suffers twin blows; RP-SG Mavericks have tough day

Manika first capitulated 0-3 in the opening Women's Singles encounter to compatriot Archana Kamath, giving the 19-year-old her biggest victory in her blossoming career.

July 28, 2019

Have to improve reflexes, agility ahead of Tokyo Olympics: Manika Batra

Manika Batra, who created history by becoming the first Indian female paddler to win an Asian Games medal, is now planning to work overtime in order to improve her reflexes and agility and come close to matching her Asian counterparts by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

September 5, 2018

Paddler Sathiyan expresses “shock” over Air India treatment

A day after India’s top paddlers were left stranded at the New Delhi Airport after being denied boarding on a Melbourne flight, the country’s highest ranked player G.Sathiyan termed the incident “shocking”, but at the same time praising the mandarins of the sport for their swift action. The Indian contingent, comprising 17 players and officials,...

July 23, 2018