The Indian Table Tennis Federation (TTFI) on Tuesday nominated the woman player Manika Batra for Khel Ratna. This is the second time Manika's name has been sent for Khel Ratna. She is the first woman player from India to win a gold medal in singles at the Commonwealth Games. "We have nominated Manika's name for Khel Ratna," TTFI general secretary MP Singh told IANS.
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Manika had won a total of four medals in the Commonwealth Games played in 2018, including two gold medals. The 24-year-old player played an important role in getting India's gold medal to the women's team for the first time in these sports. She was also successful in winning the silver medal in mixed doubles with Achanta Sharath Kamal.
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TTFI has sent the names of Madhurika Patkar, Manav Thakkar and Surtitha Mukherjee for the Arjuna Award. Coach Jayanta Pushilal and S. Raman has been nominated for the Dronacharya Award. When asked about the camp for national players from June 20 to 30, Singh said that the players are not ready yet. He said, we will take a decision in this regard in July. Those people are not ready for the camp right now and do not even want to travel. We respect his decision.
