Manika Batra bags bronze at Asian table tennis event
INDIAN table tennis player Manika Batra clinched the bronze medal at the ongoing ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament on Saturday (19), becoming the first Indian female paddler to win a medal at the event.
She won the bronze medal match against World number six and three-time Asian champion Hina Hayata by 4-2. Batra defeated her opponent 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 1210, 4-11, 11-2.
Earlier, she had lost to Mima Ito in the semifinal match by 2-4 (8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 6-11, 11-8, 7-11). Despite her loss, she played in the bronze medal match and captured the prize.
Batra produced a stunning performance to register a victory over World No. 7 Chen Xingtong of China in the first round of the ongoing Asian Cup 2022 tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.