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Manika Batra is the Breakthrough Star and Massimo the Star Coach, The Duo gives India 2018 to Cheer for Table Tennis

Manika Batra is the Breakthrough Star and Massimo the Star Coach, The Duo gives India 2018 to Cheer for Table Tennis

Kolkata, Dec 12 (UNI) It had turned out to be a breakthrough year for India’s most celebrated woman paddler, Manika Batra, as she bagged the 2018 Breakthrough Star award at a glittering function at Incheon tonight.
Thus, the Delhi girl became the only Indian athlete to be honoured at the ITTF Star Awards and also the first player from outside of Japan to be named the Breakthrough Star.
Manika, who enjoyed a sensational outing at the Commonwealth Games, earning India its first-ever gold medal in the women singles category and helping the squad win its first ever gold along with medals in women doubles and mixed doubles events, was bestowed with the honour for being the best paddler find of the year in the category,

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