Indian ace Manika Batra's impressive run in the Paris Olympics came to an end on Wednesday with a 1-4 defeat at the hands of higher-ranked Japanese Miu Hirano in the women's singles pre-quarterfinals. (Highlights | Full Coverage | More Sports News)
An error-prone Batra lost ဣ6-11 9-11 11-9 14-12 8-11 6-11 in 47 minutes.
The 29-year-old Batra came into the match having become the first Indian table tennis player to reach the round of 16 at the Olympics following a 4-0 wi꧒n over France's world nu🔴mber 18 Prithika Pavade on Monday.
This is the Indian's fifth successive loss to H💖irano.
Earlier in the day, compatriot Sreeja Akula's marched into the quarterfinals of t🍬🐓he women's singles competition.
A Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Batra h𓆉ad made it to the round💛 of 32 at the Tokyo Games three years ago.
