Manika Batra: Slim physique, 6.1 feet length… Manika Batra has turned down modeling offer, will give gold to the country again!

Manika Batra, who has been instrumental in taking Indian table tennis to new heights, will try again to win a medal for the country in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Although Sharath Kamal, Mouma Das definitely took table tennis forward but Manika taught how to break the wall of China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Manika’s achievement has a total of 4 medals including 2 gold in the Commonwealth Games. Apart from this, she has also won bronze medal in mixed doubles in Asian Games. Manika will be seen in action on the first day of Commonwealth Games 2022. Manika Batra, the 41st rank holder in Table Tennis, will compete in the women’s team event qualifying round 1. She has already won a medal for India in the Commonwealth Games, so once again she will be expected to perform the same.

Manika is the only Indian female player to reach the third round in the singles event of the Olympics. Manika did this feat in Tokyo Olympics. Manika is often in the news not only because of her sport but also because of her lifestyle.

Manika has turned down the offer of modeling

Six feet one inch tall Manika Batra was offered modeling by an agency before making a career in table tennis but she decided to dedicate herself completely to tennis. Table tennis has been the first love for Manika. This is the reason why he did not make any kind of compromise for this game.

Born in Delhi, Manika dropped out of Jesus and Mary College to focus on table tennis. During this time, he got an offer to train at Peter Carlsen Academy in Sweden, but he also rejected it and decided to touch new heights in table tennis by staying in the country. In this sport, Manika considers Sharath Kamal as her idol and aims to give a different identity to table tennis in India.

Wanted to make a name like PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal

In the early stages of her career, Manika Batra wanted to make her mark like BP Sindhu and Saina Nehwal. PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal are big names in badminton. Both these players have won many medals for the country. Both Sindhu and Nehwal have won medals in the singles event at the Olympics.

Manika started her career with a silver medal in the U-21 category at the Chile Open in 2011, her performances at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and Glasgow Commonwealth Games were underwhelming and she lost in the quarterfinals. After this, he made his identity known to everyone by winning the gold medal in the 2016 South Asian Games.

He then created a stir in the 2018 Gold Coast Games with a stellar performance, winning a total of four medals, two of which were gold medals. That year at the Commonwealth Games was the most successful of his career so far.