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Indian table tennis player Yashaswini Ghorpade is heading to the World Table Tennis Team Championships with renewed confidence after winning her first senior national title and a silver medal. She participated in an intense training camp in Bengaluru, preparing for her team event debut.

Commonwealth Games gold medalist manika batra emphasizes a mindset shift for team dynamics at the upcoming World Championships and her path to the Los Angeles Olympics. She highlights the heightened pressure and motivation of representing the nation in multi-sport events, detailing structured preparation for team championships and her ambition to advance further in the Olympics.

The Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) celebrated India's top athletes in Lucknow, honouring excellence and dedication. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented awards to sporting legends like Leander Paes and the women's World Cup-winning cricket team, recognizing their significant contributions to Indian sports.

Shooter Samrat Rana and cricketer Smriti Mandhana were crowned Sportspersons of the Year at the TOISA 2025 awards in Lucknow. Javelin thrower Sumit Antil and archer Sheetal Devi also received top honours in the para category. The ceremony celebrated India's sporting achievements across numerous disciplines, recognising outstanding performances throughout 2025.

Day 3- Beyond its history and hustle, Delhi is also a city of pleasures — of music-filled mehfils, buzzing markets, cosy cafés and quiet green corners. From street shopping in Sarojini Nagar to evenings in cultural venues and the growing importance of third spaces, the capital offers countless ways to pause and unwind. In the final part of Date with Delhi, we explore the leisure landscape that shapes everyday life in the city.

India's sporting elite converges in Lucknow for the Times of India Sports Awards, honouring a decade of excellence and the past year's achievements. The prestigious event, attended by legends and led by a distinguished jury, celebrates athletes across over 45 categories, including a significant focus on para-sports, recognizing outstanding performances and emerging talents who have made the nation proud.

The Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) will be held on March 21, 2026, in Lucknow, celebrating India’s top athletes for performances in 2025 across 45+ categories, judged by legends like Abhinav Bindra and Mithali Raj. In table tennis, stars such as Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar, manika batra, and Diya Chitale headlined the year with major international wins and historic milestones.

manika batra won a bronze medal in the WTT Contender tournament in Lasko as the Indian went down fighting to Wang Yidi of China by 2-4 in the semi-finals of women's singles on Saturday.

India's women's doubles pair in table tennis, Archana Girish Kamath and manika batra entered the Top 10 of WD category in the updated rankings posted by the International Table Tennis Federation.

A. Sharath Kamal and manika batra led the Indian men's and women's table tennis teams at the Paris Olympics, marking India's first participation in the Games. The squad featured six members, with G. Sathiyan and Ayhika Mukherjee as alternates. This talented lineup aimed to make a significant impact on the global stage.

manika batra's bronze medal at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament on Saturday have raised expectations for her winning a medal at the Olympics which is going to take place in Paris in 2024. The star Indian paddler is not taking too much pressure and wants to keep her focus.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the Delhi government will give Rs 14 lakh to paddler manika batra for winning a gold medal in Table Tennis at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia.

Swara Bhasker recently reacted to a meme shared by a Twitter user that said how tennis star manika batra is more beautiful and talented than actresses like Taapsee Pannu and her.

A 10-member table tennis squad including manika batra and Sharath Kamal has been selected for the Asian Games by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).

India's star paddler manika batra is fully focussed on her target and minced no words in stating that her aim is 2024 Olympics slated to be held in Paris.

India's 10-member table tennis squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games in September-October has been announced, with Achanta Sharath Kamal and manika batra leading the team. The objective is to replicate the historic success achieved in the previous edition.

Sreeja Akula, ranked 39th in the world, fell short against reigning Olympic champion and world no. 4, Chen Meng of China, with score of 1-3 (4-11 4-11 15-13 2-11), finishing second in Group 4. Similarly, manika batra, who had a successful run in the first-round group stage, couldn't overcome the challenge posed by world no. 2 Wang Manyu of China.

Young Indian paddler Sreeja Akula surprised her higher ranked opponent to progress into the final round of the women's singles qualifiers with Commonwealth Games gold medalist manika batra at the WTT Contender Doha on Tuesday.

Indian table tennis star manika batra showcased her skills as she defeated Singapore's Wong Xin Ru to secure a place in the round of 32 at the World Table Tennis Championships held in Durban on Tuesday.

The Indian women's table tennis team secured a hard-fought victory over Singapore in their Group F match at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. India won the match 3-2.

Indian table tennis duo manika batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost in the quarterfinals of the World Mixed Doubles Table Tennis Olympic Qualification tournament to Malaysian duo Javen Choong and Karen Lyne, securing their second and final chance to secure a quota for the Paris Olympics 2024, following their quarterfinal loss to Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong.

Veteran Sharath Kamal and world number 24 manika batra have been chosen to lead the Indian men's and women's teams, respectively, for the Paris Games, marking the nation's inaugural participation in team events at the Olympics. Following the criteria set by the Olympics, the senior selection committee of the Table Tennis Federation of India assembled a six-member squad and finalized the participants for the singles events.

India has won its 60th medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the form of a 19th bronze, which came from an all-Indian mixed doubles bronze medal match.

India women's table tennis team was knocked out of the Commonwealth Games 2022 after suffering a 2-3 defeat against Malaysia in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The Indian duo of Reeth Tennison and Sreeja Akula fought hard against Malaysia's Karen Lyne and Li Sian Alice Chang in the first match of the women's quarterfinal tie to give India an opening group lead.

Reigning national champion Sreeja Akula and manika batra entered the women's singles pre-quarterfinals with contrasting wins in the table tennis event of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

Table tennis star manika batra will not be a part of the national camp which is expected to start from this month, Table Tennis Federation of India's (TTFI) secretary-general MP Singh confirmed on Tuesday.

It was a rare moment for Delhi's manika batra when reverberating dhols greeted her at the Indira Gandhi International Airport some days ago. The 20 year-old was returning home after qualifying for the Olympics.