How practice and a Chinese Taipei stint made Sreeja near-perfect before the Olympics | Sport-others News

On her 26th birthday, India’s top-ranked player Sreeja Akula joined Manika Batra in the Round of 16 of the women’s singles table tennis at the Olympics. She beat Singapore’s World…

What is Manika Batra’s surprise weapon – the ‘Bhangra twiddle’?

Manika Batra famously fooled Chinese Wang Manyu at the Saudi SMAASH in May, when she twiddled at match point, 11-10 up, after trailing 8-10. Twiddling is rotating the TT paddle…

Manika Batra’s secret to potential Olympic success: a fat motivational book, a surprise twiddle switch of racquet, and a mother’s emotional support | Sport-others News

Manika Batra can’t readily remember the name of that motivational book she reads before every TT match. “Ek moti-si kitaab hai“, she describes the 280 pager which works for her…