The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has recommended Manika Batra, the country's only quadruple medallist at the Commonwealth Games, for the prestigious Arjuna Award.
“We sent her nomination today. With such a strong performance in Gold Coast, it will be very difficult for the (government) committee to ignore her,” a TTFI official said.
Batra was part of the women's team that triumphed in the Commonwealth Games to win the gold. India defeated top-seeded and defending champions Singapore 3-1 in the final.
India became the second country in the Commonwealth Games history to win gold in women’s team event.
Batra won a historic women's singles gold for India at the Commonwealth Games, defeating Yu Mengyu of Singapore 4-0 in the final. She beat world number four and triple Olympic medallist, Feng Tianwei of Singapore, twice in the tournament.
The 22-year-old had a dream campaign in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. She also secured a women's doubles silver alongside Mouma Das and mixed doubles bronze with G. Sathiyan.
Her next assignment is the World Team Championships in Sweden from April 29.
(With inputs from PTI)