Paris, July 30: She is aggressive and passionate. She does not hesitate to speak her mind, if there is an urgent need.
But she has created a new chapter in Indian Table Tennis by becoming the first woman player from India to reach the Olympics pre Quarter Finals.
Manika Batra registered a convincing 4-0 win over world number 18 and home favourite Prithika Pavade in the Paris Olympic Games 2024 on Monday.
The 29-year-old Manika, dominated from start to finish for a 11-9 11-6 11-9 11-7 win over Prithika, who too has Indian roots. Manika had reached the round of 32 at the Tokyo Olympics and she bettered that performance on Monday.
Worth mentioning that Prithika's parents are originally from Puducherry. But the family shifted to France in 2003. She was born in a Paris suburb a year later.
Prithika is now 19. She made a first round exit in the Tokyo Olympics. But she made drastic progress as a player and is currently ranked 18th in the world. But Manika is ranked 28th, revealed sources.
