In a major relief to ace table tennis player Manika Batra, the Delhi High Court stayed TTFI's mandate on compulsory attendance to the national camp, in order to be eligible for selection in a tournament. The court also directed the Centre to conduct an inquiry into the complaint filed by Batra.

The entire controversy between Manika Batra and TTFI started when the ace paddler decided not to take the help of national coach Soumyadeep Roy, during Tokyo 2020. Later, after reporting about same, Batra did not feature in the national camp, which was a prerequisite to make it to the national team.

India’s men’s team put up a dominating show against Hong Kong by defeating them 3-0 to earn a 5th placed finish at the 2019 Asian Table-tennis Championships on Wednesday. Earlier on Tuesday, India had already earned a quarter-final spot in Champions Division as the top-six finishers.