We are in love with Manika Batra's tricolour nails Photo Credit: BCCL We are in love with Manika Batra's tricolour nails

Manika Batra secured a historic win at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Australia. She not only won a gold medal in table tennis, but also our hearts for her amazing nailart. Just like us, her nails caught attention of the social media and she became a virtual sensation, creating quite a stir in the digital world. Her tricolor nails were every bit patriotic and edgy. Yes, you read that right! She wore saffron nail colour followed by a white layer with Ashoka Chakra on it and a layer of green colour at the end.A national flag is the biggest inspiration for an athlete. While some people tweeted about Manika’s outstanding achievement, there were others who accused her of being a hyper-nationalist. Sports minister, Rajyavardhan Rathore, came in support of Manika and he tweeted, ‘Girls of the Indian Women's #TableTennis team were on fire. Congrats to all on our historic first #CWGwin in TT women's team. #ManikaBatra's play during the finals was crucial to this victory. She, in a stunning performance, defeated Olympic medalist & World no. 4!’. Here are some more tweets.

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Paddler Manika Batra earned India a historic gold medal with her outrageous singles victories, effecting an unthinkable 3-1 win over formidable Singapore in the final of the women's team event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. ALSO READ: Commonwealth Games 2018 Live, Day 10 Live Streaming: Manika & Vikas win gold, hockey team finishes medalless

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It was a massive upset as prior to this result, the Singapore women's team had never lost in the Commonwealth Games since the sport was inducted in the program way back in 2002. So from where did she find inspiration from to do the unthinkable? Guess, we all know the answer to that question.