Manika Batra (Indian Table Tennis Player) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Table Tennis Player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	15/06/1995
Age	31 years
Birthplace	Delhi, India

Latest News about Manika Batra

08/07/2025

Manika Batra threatened legal action and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention after being excluded from India's Asian Games table tennis squad. She issued a strongly-worded statement demanding answers from the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and warned she would pursue all available remedies, including legal recourse, if a satisfactory explanation was not provided.

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Bio/Wiki

Manika Batra is an Indian table tennis player born in Delhi, India.
She is the first Indian paddler to reach the round of 16 in women's singles at the Olympic Games.
She became the first Indian table tennis player to reach the final eight in a WTT Champions event.

Physical Stats & More

Height	6' 0"
Weight	65 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Hans Raj Model School, New Delhi
College	Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	College dropout

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Address	A house in Naraina Vihar, Delhi
Hobbies	Doing nail art, Dancing

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known

Family

Father	Girish Batra
Mother	Sushma Batra
Siblings	Sahil Batra (Elder) Anchal Batra (Elder)

Career

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. In 2018, she became India's top-ranked female table tennis player. She is a triple gold medalist at the South Asian Games, a double gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, and a bronze medalist at the Asian Games, Asian Championships, and Asian Cup. She became the first Indian to reach the third round in women's singles at the Olympics during the 2020 Tokyo Games. India's highest world ranking in women's singles is 24, achieved after WTT Star Contender in 2024. She is India's number two in women and her world rank is 27 as of Nov 2024. On 19 November 2022, she became the first Indian female paddler to win a medal at the 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. On 19 November 2022, she became the first Indian female paddler to win a medal at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament after clinching the bronze medal against World number six and three-time Asian champion Hina Hayata by 4-2. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, she became the first Indian paddler to advance to the round of 16 in women's singles after defeating Prithika Pavade 4-0. She became the first Indian table tennis player to reach the final eight in a WTT Champions event at the Montpellier 2024 tournament after upsetting Bernadette Szocs.
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 2018 - Gold medal in women's singles at 2018 Commonwealth Games 2020 - Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour 2018 - Arjuna Award

Favourites

Athlete(s)	Cricketer - Sachin Tendulkar
Table Tennis Players	Mouma Das, Neha Aggarwal
Badminton Player	Saina Nehwal
Actress	Alia Bhatt

Social Media

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/manikabatra/
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/manikabatraofficial
Twitter	https://twitter.com/manikabatra

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Manika began playing Table Tennis at the age of 5.
2. She received initial training from her siblings.
3. Later, Manika trained under 'Sandeep Gupta' at 'Hans Raj Model School' in New Delhi.
4. Her father, despite his mental health struggles, supports her passion for Table Tennis.
5. At 8, she clinched her first Under-8 state-level tournament victory.
6. In 2008, at just 13, Manika represented 'India' for the first time.
7. At 16, she secured a scholarship for training in Sweden.
8. Manika left college during her first year to focus on Table Tennis.
9. By 2017, she had represented 'India' multiple times in various competitions.
10. Despite modeling offers during her teens, she chose Table Tennis as her career.
11. At 22, she was ranked '58' among the world’s female Table Tennis players.
12. In 2018, Manika and the Indian women’s team won a Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
13. She was honored with the Arjuna Award by the Indian Government in 2018.

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