(Table tennis news) Olympic 2021 Live Update: Manika, world ranked at 63, lost four straight games to the 17 seeded table tennis player; 11-8, 11-2, 11-5, 11-7. Batra had earlier impressed on Sunday by beating world number 32 Margaryta Pesotska to reach the women's singles third round at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Indian star player was knocked out of the women's singles event as she lost her third round match to Austria’s Sofia Polcanova. Manika Batra made history as she became the first-ever table tennis athlete from India to advance to Round 3 at the Tokyo Olympics. Batra had earlier steamrolled Tin-Tin Ho (Great Britain) in the first round with straight games, 11-7, 11-6, 12-10 and 11-9.

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