Commonwealth Games gold medallist table tennis player Manika Batra’s father Girish Batra has died due to cardiac arrest.
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Manika’s father passed away here on Tuesday and his cremation was performed on the same day at Inderpuri.
The prayer ceremony for the departed soul will be held on Thursday.
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The 29-year-old Manika is India’s top women’s singles player.
She won a gold medal each in the women’s singles and women’s team event in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She also won a women’s doubles silver and mixed doubles bronze in the same CWG.
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In the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, she won a mixed doubles bronze medal.ย
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