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Year 2018 turned out to be a landmark one for Manika Batra, who became the first woman from India to win a singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and then followed it up with mixed doubles bronze with Achanta Sharath Kamal at the Asian Games. And it's the dedication of a coach, mother, school and academy that turned an introvert kid into India's champion paddler.
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