Manika Batra Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Manika Batra
Profession	Table Tennis Player
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	6' (183 cm)
Weight (approx.)	65 Kg (143 lbs)
Figure Measurements (approx.)	34-28-34
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Table Tennis
Coach/Mentor	Sandeep Gupta
Records (main ones)	• In 2018, she became the India's top-ranked female table tennis player. • On 19 November 2022, she became the first Indian female paddler to win a medal at ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament after she clinched the bronze medal against World number six and three-time Asian champion Hina Hayata by 4-2. [1]NDTV • First Indian table tennis player to reach Olympics pre-quarterfinals - achieved the feat at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Awards/Achievements	2011- Silver medal in Chile Open Under-21 category 2015- Silver medal along with Ankita Das and Mouma Das in women's team event at 2015 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships Silver medal along with Ankita Das in women's doubles event at 2015 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships Bronze medal in women's singles event at 2015 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2016- Gold medal along with Pooja Sahasrabudhe in women's doubles event at 2016 South Asian Games Gold medal along with Anthony Amalraj in the mixed doubles event at 2016 South Asian Games Gold medal along with Mouma Das and Shamini Kumaresan in women's team event at 2016 South Asian Games 2018- Gold medal along with other Table Tennis Indian women team members at 2018 Commonwealth Games
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 June 1995 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	29 Years
Birthplace	Delhi, India
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
School	Hans Raj Model School, New Delhi
College	Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	College dropout
Religion	Hinduism
Address	A house in Naraina Vihar, Delhi
Hobbies	Doing nail art, Dancing
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Family
Parents	Father- Girish Batra Mother- Sushma Batra
Siblings	Brother- Sahil Batra (Elder) Sister- Anchal Batra (Elder)
Favourites
Athlete(s)	Cricketer- Sachin Tendulkar Table Tennis Players- Mouma Das, Neha Aggarwal Badminton Player- Saina Nehwal
Actress	Alia Bhatt

Some Lesser Known Facts About Manika Batra

• Manika started playing Table Tennis when she was just 5 years old.

• Initially, she started getting training in Table Tennis from her siblings as her sister and brother used to play table tennis.

• After that, she got professional training under ‘Sandeep Gupta’ who used to run his academy at ‘Hans Raj Model School’, New Delhi.

• Her father suffers from some mental health issues. Despite that, he supports her and watch her every match on television.

• At the age of 8, for the first time, she won the Under-8 state-level tournament.

• Manika has first represented ‘India’ in 2008 when she was only 13 years old.

• At the age of 16, she applied for a scholarship to receive training from Peter Karlsson Academy in Sweden, Europe.

• She dropped out of college when she was in the first year of graduation for pursuing her career in Table Tennis.

• As of 2017, she has represented ‘India’ multiple times, that is, in 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Asian Games, 2015  Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, 2016 South Asian Games, and 2016 Summer Olympics.

• During her teenage days, Manika got lots of modelling offers but she rejected to make her career in Table Tennis.

• When she was 22 years old, she ranked ’58’ among the world’s female Table Tennis players.

• In 2018, Manika was the part of Table Tennis Indian women’s team who received a Gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia by defeating Singapore women’s team with 3-1.
  

  Table Tennis Women’s team score in 2018 Commonwealth Games

• On 25 September 2018, the Government of India conferred Manika Batra with the Arjuna Award.
  

  Manika Batra – Arjuna Award