NewsPhotos Manika Batra: India's Table Tennis Queen at Commonwealth Games 2022, 5 UNIQUE facts about her - In Pics

Manika Batra: India's Table Tennis Queen at Commonwealth Games 2022, 5 UNIQUE facts about her - In Pics

Manika Batra got India off to a flying start at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham with a win over South Africa's Kalam on Friday (July 29). Here we bring you some interesting facts about the Indian Table Tennis queen.

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Updated:Jul 29, 2022, 06:09 PM IST

Arjuna Award winner

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Manika was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2018 on September 25. (Source: Twitter)

Gold at Commonwealth Games

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Manika was key part of the Indian squad, which won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia in 2018. (Source: Twitter)

Manika's Rank

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Manika had a career best ranking of 38 in the world in May 2022, as of today (July 29, 2022), she is in the top 50 players list in the world (women category), ranked 41. (Source: Twitter)

Started at an young age

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Manika started playing Table Tennis at just 5 years of age. Her siblings also used to play to table tennis. (Source: Twitter)

Batra was onced left out of the squad

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Manika Batra was left out of the Indian squad for the Asian Championships Qatar in 2021 because she failed to attend the mandatory national camp in Sonepat, Haryana. (Source: Twitter)