Manika Batra is an Indian Table Tennis Player. The First Indian Woman to win Bronze Medal in Asian Cup 2022. Even, she is the first Indian woman to rank in the Top 50 of ITTF Rankings. Currently, She ranks 44 in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings with 590 ranking points. In this article we will provide everything related to her. Know more about Manika Batra Age, Height, Coach, Parents, Ranking, Hometown, and Medals.
Manika Batra Started playing Table Tennis at the very young age of Five years. When she was young, she use to watch her Elder brother and sister play Table Tennis which made her follow the dream of becoming the World Table Tennis Champion. She is yet to Achieve her Dream but has started her journey well. At a very young age, the player started achieving many titles and trophies. Whether it was Table Tennis or Modelling she made everything go well towards her side. One of the biggest steps which she took in her life was rejecting the Modelling scholarship from Peter Karlsson Academy in Sweden and focusing on Table Tennis.
The Player has a lot of expectations as she has achieved many things in Table Tennis at a very young age and is also referred to as what PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal did in Badminton. The player has faced a lot of critics but has also responded well by winning medals and trophies.
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Manika Batra Age
Manika Batra was born on 15 June 1995 at Naraina Vihar in Delhi. Currently, the player is 27 Years old. Manika Batra is the third child of the family. Youngest and the most mischievous in the Batra family. Manika was hardworking are a very young age. She was a table tennis player and a model at the same time when she was 16 years old.
Manika Batra Height and Weight
The shining Indian Table tennis star is 5 ft 11 inches tall and weighs around 67 kg. The player has trained very hard since her childhood days to stay fit. Earlier she had an interest in modeling and even got many modeling contracts at the age of 16.
Manika Batra Coach
The first Coach of Manika Batra was her Dad Girish Batra. But when she played U-8 table tennis Tournament she switched to a different school Hans Raj Model School where she meet Sandeep Gupta. At present, Manika Batra is trained by Coach Sathiyan in Chennai. The coaching has resulted in a lot and improved her Table Tennis skills over time.
Manika Batra Parents
Girish Batra and Sushma Batra are the parents of Manika Batra. She is the third child and the youngest in the family. Both their parents have been very supportive of her in every decision of her life. Sahil Batra and Anchal Batra are the elder brother and sisters of Manika Batra. They both were the reason Manika Batra played Table tennis as they both used to play Table Tennis.
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Manika Batra Ranking
According to the latest ITTF Ranking, Manika Batra ranks 44 on the list. The player has a total ranking point of 590. Here Career best ranking in ITTF was in May 2022 ranking 38 in the list. At present She is the No.1 player in India. She is the First Indian woman to rank in the Top 50 in ITTF.
Manika Batra Hometown
Manika Batra was born and bought up in Naraina Vihar in Delhi. She started her table tennis career. She completed all her education and started her Table Tennis Career at Naraina Vihar in Delhi. Whenever the player gets time to visit her house, she stays at the house only and visits the nearby locality refreshing her childhood memories.
Manika Batra Medals
Representing India in Table Tennis Manika Batra has achieved a lot in her ongoing career. She has won
- Gold Medal at the 2021 WTT Contender Budapest in Mixed Doubles
- Gold Medal at the 2021 WTT Contender Budapest in Women’s Double
- Gold Medal at the 2019 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship
- Gold Medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Women’s Singles
- Gold Medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Women’s Team
- Gold Medal at the 2016 South Asian Games in Women’s Team
- Gold Medal at the 2016 South Asian Games in Women’s Doubles
- Gold Medal at the 2016 South Asian Games in Mixed Doubles
- Silver Medal at the 2022 WTT Contender Doha in Mixed Doubles
- Silver Medal at 2018 Commonwealth Games in Women’s Doubles
- Silver Medal at the 2016 South Asian Games in Women’s Single
- Silver Medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Games in Women’s Doubles
- Silver Medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Games in Women’s team
- Bronze Medal at the 2021 WTT Star Contender Doha in Women’s Doubles
- Bronze Medal at 2022 Asian Cup in Women’s Single
- Bronze Medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Mixed Doubles
- Bronze Medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Mixed Doubles
- Bronze Medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Games in Women’s Singles
Other Achievements
- 2020 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
- 2018 Arjuna Award
- 2018 The Breakthrough Star Award by ITTF
