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anika Batra, with her kohled eyes and inspirational table tennis, has begun player a far bigger stroke than her world ranking. a new chapter in India's tryst with the sport. Manika, who started playing Even though it is now that India is sitting right up and taking notice of this Mtable tennis at the age of four, became a sensation as she led the Indian extremely talented girl, she reached the women's singles quarter-finals at the 2014 women's team to a Gold medal against four-time defending champion Singapore in Glasgow Games as well. the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast. In 2015, she won three medals at the 2015 Commonwealth Table Tennis Manika had caught the eyes for her tri-colour nail art during 2016 Summer Championships -- Silver in the women's doubles and women's team event and Bronze Olympics but it was in CWG this year that she came into prominence for her scin- in singles. Thereafter, Manika scooped three gold medals, winning the women's dou- tillating performances. bles, mixed doubles and women's team event. The fact that Manika, world No.58, defeated world No.4 Tianwei Feng in the team Manika even qualified for Rio Olympics by winning the South Asian qualification event before beating world No.23 Yu Mengyu was a sensational achievement for tournament, though she lost in the first round of the women's singles event in Rio. India. Perhaps not for Manika. Manika has grown leaps and bounds in these two years. After defeating Feng in The 22-year-old girl from Delhi followed it up with another win over Feng in the the team event, Manika said that she knew the Singaporean was getting troubled semi-final of women's singles and then thrashed Yu in the final to win another Gold. with her spin but she kept putting variety behind the ball to keep her unsettled. Manika Batra refused modelling offers and then helped India win historic CWG That clearly showed the maturity the 22-year-old is beginning to attain. Gold The entire India was celebrating Manika for finishing the CWG as the most In a country when kids don't take to sports soon enough, Manika taking to table successful individual athlete, having won four medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 tennis since the meagre age of four perhaps plays a huge part in her understanding Bronze). of the game and the quality of her table tennis. Even as India finished with 66 medals, including 26 Gold, where weightlifters, After winning the women's singles Gold, Manika said, "I am very happy that I won shooters, boxers and shuttlers put up a starry show, Manika stood out. She is a gold medal for India, and I am waiting to come back and meet my family, my coach undoubtedly one of the most encouraging stories to come out of Gold Coast for Sandeeep sir and all the Indians who supported me, thank you so much." India. Achievements: With her flashing yet restrained smile, Manika said that she was proud of winning Asian Games the Gold for her country and she further aims to enter the world's top 20. Manika, Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Palembang Mixed doubles who uses her height to her advantage in the game, showed and announced her skills Commonwealth Games to the world as she troubled a strong Singaporean contingent throughout the CWG. Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Women’s team Manika played four different events in the Commonwealth Games -- singles in the Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Women’s singles team event, women's singles, mixed doubles and women's doubles -- and she came Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Women’s doubles back with a medal in each. Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles Emerging as one of brightest sparks of the Indian contingent in Gold Coast, Commonwealth Games table tennis performers. Manika is only the second player South Asian Games Manika led the Indian table tennis to glory in Australia. from India after Achanta Sharath Kamal to win a singles Gold in table tennis at the Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Women’s team Apart from the two Gold, Manika bagged a silver in women's doubles along with Commonwealth Games. Just like it is now seen in the badminton arena, Indians are Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Women’s doubles Mouma Das and then won a mixed doubles Bronze with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran. no longer scared and intimidated by their Chinese opponents. Similarly, Manika Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Mixed doubles The Delhi girl, with her pimpled rubber, marched her way to the top of the showed immense belief, a dynamic heart and staunch resistance in Gold Coast and Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Women’s singles