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2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manika Batra has revealed that her next goal is to win a gold for India at the next Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. Batra added that the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta will be one step higher than the CWG and hoped to perform well in Indonesia.

The Indian Table Tennis Federation announced the squad for the upcoming 2018 Asian Games to be held in Indonesia with the likes of Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan part of the 10-man squad. Apart from them, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Ayhika Mukherjee, and Mouma Das are also included.

India’s Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra has emphasized on mental conditioning as a critical aspect to succeed at the highest level. He added that Ultimate Table Tennis provides great platform for Indian paddlers to help them improve their game and maintain composure in high pressure situation.

A thriller of a match between RP-SG Mavericks and a valiant Maharashtra United ended with the former emerging as a narrow winner by a margin of 11-10 today. Maharashtra United put up a strong fight after losing three consecutive games only for the Mavericks to win it at the death.