Manika Batra
About
Ace table tennis player Manika Batra is the poster girl of women's table tennis in India and is ranked 50th in the world.
Batra turned down many modelling offers as a teenager to pursue her passion to play the sport. She studied at the Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi for a year before dropping out to concentrate on table tennis.
She represented India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, where she was the quarterfinalist.
She qualified for the women's singles event of the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the South Asia group of the qualification tournament in April 2016.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
Manika Batra is the golden girl of the Indian contingent and after winning four medals at the Gold Coast, she became the highest individual medal winner at the games. With corporates entering sports in a big way, the Ultimate Table Tennis League (UTT) has helped spring new talent in the game in India. Manika’s ultimate goal is to inspire youngsters and win an Olympic gold.
Why Manika Batra ?
Tania’s journey of passion and determination in building her career in the competitive world is very inspiring. She often talks about giving up on her short-term goals of improving her ranking and laying emphasis on developing herself as an overall chess player. She firmly believes it is a never-ending process as the sky is the limit when it comes to developing one’s brain.
