Manika will be eyeing for a back-to-back women’s singles title at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
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Since the Commonwealth Games 2018 where India grabbed a total of 8 medals, with three Gold medals, two Silver medals, and three Bronze medals, Indian Table Tennis has witnessed a huge rise on the international stage. Out of the 8 medals, paddler Manika Batra collected four medals which included an Individual gold medal in the Women’s Singles. She put up a clinical performance in the one-sided final by defeating Singapore’s Yu Mengyu by 4-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-2, and 11-7) to become the first Indian woman to win Gold in the singles event in the Commonwealth Games. Manika played an indispensable role in contributing to India’s best-ever finish in Table tennis at the Commonwealth Games, teaming up with Mouma Das in the Women’s doubles and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in the Mixed doubles to win the Silver and Bronze medals.
With a completely new-looking women’s team, it would be difficult to replicate the dominating show of Table tennis by the Indian paddlers in Birmingham. Representing India at Tokyo Olympics 2020, Manika became the first Indian paddler to enter the third round in any singles event in the Olympics. Being one of the most promising talents of India, Manika will look forward to defend her women’s singles title at the CWG 2022.
| Competition | Venue | Event | Result |
| WTT Contender 2022 | Doha | Mixed Doubles | Silver medal |
| WTT Star Contender 2022 | Doha | Women’s Doubles | Bronze medal |
| WTT Contender 2021 | Budapest | Mixed Doubles | Gold medal |
| Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2019 | Cuttack | Women’s team | Gold medal |
| Commonwealth Games 2018 | Gold Coast | Women’s singles | Gold medal |
| Commonwealth Games 2018 | Gold Coast | Mixed doubles | Bronze medal |
| Commonwealth Games 2018 | Gold Coast | Women’s doubles | Silver medal |
| Commonwealth Games 2018 | Gold Coast | Women’s team | Gold medal |
The Tokyo Olympian ranks 41st in the latest ITTF Table Tennis rankings and is the highest ranked female Table Tennis player in India. On April 5, 2022, she, along with Archana Girish Kamath became World No. 04 as a pair which is also the best ever ranking reached by an Indian paddler in any Table tennis category. Manika has featured in the November edition of Vogue Magazine 2018. She also landed on the cover of Femina magazine in July 2018. The paddler won the Breakthrough Star Award by ITTF for her splendid performance in the Commonwealth Games 2018. In 2020, she was awarded the highest sporting honour, i.e., the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.
