Didn't recommend Khel Ratna for myself: Manika Batra
Other Sports | August 30, 2020 9:41 ISTThis year's award came with its set of criticism as many questioned if Manika did enough to be recommended by the National Sports Award Selection Committee.
This year's award came with its set of criticism as many questioned if Manika did enough to be recommended by the National Sports Award Selection Committee.
The five names were recommended on Tuesday by a committee, comprising the likes of Virender Sehwag and former hockey captain Sardar Singh which met at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters in New Delhi.
The Commonwealth Games gold medallist further said people are proud of the Delhi Police.
Manika Batra will next face World No. 11 Hirano Miu in her quest for a quarter-final berth.
Indian women table tennis team's quest for a Tokyo Olympics berth ended on Saturday after losing to France 2-3 in a play-off match of the qualification tournament here.
The fifth seeded men's team comprising G Sathiyan (world rank 30) and veteran Sharath Kamal (WR 33) was expected to get the better of 11th seeded Slovenia.
Star India paddler Manika Batra on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to empower women in the nation and said his effort motivates everyone to go ahead and shine in life.
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