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Indian paddler Manika Batra has brushed away TTFI’s claim that she did not inform about Soumyadip Roy’s alleged match-fixing incident. The Indian paddler refused to take the help of national coach Soumyadip Roy during her matches at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which sparked instant controversies.

India’s top-ranked women’s paddler Manika Batra has cleared the air regarding the absence of the national coach during her Tokyo Olympics matches. She stated that Soumyadip Roy had previously insisted her to indulge in match-fixing during the qualifiers, which was the reason for not taking his help.

Indian Table Tennis star Manika Batra has requested to grant her personal coach Sanmay Paranjape, an upgraded Games accreditation, that would allow him 'venue access' for the field of play during the events. However, the permission, which is in the process, is yet to be granted.

Former Table Tennis player and three-time national champion Venugopal Chandrasekhar passed away at the age of 63, in Chennai, on Wednesday, due to Covid-19. Following his retirement, the Arjuna Awardee took up coaching and since then produced several successful players, like Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.