Manika Batra became the first Indian paddler to win a medal in the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup after shocking world number six Hina Hayata of Japan in the bronze play-off on Saturday. Continued….1/2Thank you everyone for the your constant support and cheering.Adding one more milestone for my Country 🇮🇳🙏 — Manika Batra November 19, 2022 Earlier in the day, Manika lost …
Barely hours after losing her semifinal match to Japan’s second seed Mima Ito in the Asian Cup table tennis tournament in Bangkok on November 19, 2022, Manika Batra produced a dazzling performance to outclass another Japanese Hina Hayata, World No.6 and the third seed, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 4-11, 11-2 in the play-off match for the third place and bagged …
Bangkok: Manika Batra became the first Indian paddler to win a medal in the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup after shocking world number six Hina Hayata of Japan in the bronze play-off here on Saturday. At deuce, the Japanese had the service, but an unforeseen fault – Hayata’s service hit the net, and the ball dropped on her side to go down …
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