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September 4, 2024, 05:18 PM - 2 min read
Squad Men’s Team: A. Sharath Kamal (captain), Manav Thakkar, Harmeet Desai, G. Sathiyan, Manush Shah; Reserve Players: SFR Snehit and Jeet Chandra. Women’s Team: Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra (captain), Ayhika Mukherjee, Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee; Reserve Players: Yashaswini Ghorpade and Poymantee Baisya.
Read more![Manika Batra in her singles match against Puneri Paltan in UTT. Manika Batra in her singles match against Puneri Paltan in UTT.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Funtitled-design-23jpg_1724984833705.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
August 30, 2024, 07:57 AM - 2 min read
Batra herself added to the flourish by defeating Suthasini Sawettabut in the tie’s final match 3-0 -- winning two Golden Points along the way.
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August 21, 2024, 08:45 PM - 2 min read
The 29-year-old Manika will represent Bengaluru Smashers in the eight-team Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) competition, which gets underway in Chennai on Thursday.
Read more![Archana Kamath, Sreeja Akula,and Manika Batra in action in RO-16 at Paris Olympics. Archana Kamath, Sreeja Akula,and Manika Batra in action in RO-16 at Paris Olympics.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Funtitled-design-78jpg_1722854513696.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
August 5, 2024, 04:11 PM - 2 min read
he first round of the RO-16, India takes the easy lead against Romania’s Adina and Elizabeth by 11-9, 12-10, 11-7. Sreeja and Archana dominated the match right from the beginning and took the straight set wins in the match 1.
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August 1, 2024, 10:32 AM - 2 min read
India's historic singles table tennis journey at the Paris Olympics came to an end as Manika Batra suffered a defeat against higher-ranked Japanese Miu Hirano, and Sreeja Akula lost to world number one Yingshaw Sun on her birthday.
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July 31, 2024, 10:04 PM - 2 min read
Indian table tennis player Manika Batra's journey in the women's singles event at the Paris 2024 Olympics came to an end as she lost to Japan's Hirano Miu in the round of 16. The match concluded with scores of 6-11, 9-11, 14-12, 8-11, 6-11 in favour of the Japanese player.
Read more![Akula managed a clinical 4-0 win over Sweden’s Christina Kallberg and Manika Batra beat Great Britain’s Anna Hursey in five games to clinch a dominant 4-1 win in the round of 64 on Sunday. Akula managed a clinical 4-0 win over Sweden’s Christina Kallberg and Manika Batra beat Great Britain’s Anna Hursey in five games to clinch a dominant 4-1 win in the round of 64 on Sunday.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fmanikajpg_1722173806269.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
July 28, 2024, 07:06 PM - 2 min read
India’s top table tennis players Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra entered the round of 32 after defeating their opponents at the Paris Olympics here on Sunday.
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July 22, 2024, 06:50 PM - 2 min read
Batra played an instrumental role in the women’s team qualifying for the Paris Olympics, a first for Indian table tennis.
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May 16, 2024, 05:23 PM - 2 min read
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) selection committee unveiled a six-member squad (three each for men and women) on Thursday, adhering to Olympic norms. Additionally, participants for the singles events were finalised.
Read more![CWG mixed doubles champion Sreeja Akula on Tuesday became the top-ranked Indian woman table tennis player after rising to career-high rank of 38 in latest ITTF Chart, replacing Manika Batra. CWG mixed doubles champion Sreeja Akula on Tuesday became the top-ranked Indian woman table tennis player after rising to career-high rank of 38 in latest ITTF Chart, replacing Manika Batra.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fakulasreejajpg_1713868010690.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
April 23, 2024, 03:56 PM - 2 min read
CWG mixed doubles champion Sreeja Akula on Tuesday became the top-ranked Indian woman table tennis player after rising to career-high rank of 38 in latest ITTF Chart, replacing Manika Batra.
Read more![Indian Table Tennis Player Manika Batra in action. Indian Table Tennis Player Manika Batra in action.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fmanika-batrajpg_1708434223582.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
February 20, 2024, 06:33 PM - 2 min read
Ayhika Mukherjee's win in the third singles breathed new life into the team's campaign.
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