India’s top table tennis player Manika Batra has clarified that she is not seeking a place in the Asian Games squad but wants answers over her omission from the team, describing the selection process as lacking transparency.
Indian table tennis star Manika Batra has questioned her exclusion from India's Asian Games 2026 squad, seeking transparency over the selection process despite being ranked World No. 51.
Table-tennis star and former Commonwealth Games winner, Manika Batra swept into the second round of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Doha on Sunday.
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India paddler Manika Batra outclassed Prithika Pavade of France in the table tennis women's singles round of 32 match of the ongoing Paris Olympics.
Batra's loss comes after Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost their respective men's singles matches on Saturday.
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.
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.
The boost follows Manika Batra's outstanding performance at the WTT Contender Doha last week when she advanced to the semifinals.
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.
