Manika Batra Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Delhi
Age: 29 Years
Height: 6'
Bio/Wiki | |
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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.
- On 25 September 2018, the Government of India conferred Manika Batra with the Arjuna Award.
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