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    Paralympics 2020: Bhavina Patel One Step Closer to Get Gold for India

    Bhavina Patel has scripted history. She became the first India Paralympics Table Tennis player to gain entry into the finals at Tokyo 2020. She continued her splendid performance, with a hard-fought 3-2 win over China’s Miao Zhang in a class 4 semifinal here on August 28.

    The 34-year-old Patel beat her world no. 3 Chinese opponent 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, and 11-8 in the semifinal showdown that lasted 34 minutes.

    After her semi final victory the Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi took to twitter and wrote: Congratulations Bhavina Patel, You played excellently. The entire nation is praying for your success and will be cheering for you tomorrow. Give your best and play without any pressure. Your accomplishments inspire the entire nation.

    Tokyo Paralympics 2020 – Bhavina Patel scripts history – a maiden entry into the finals

    She will take on world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the summit clash on August 29.

    Competing in her maiden Paralympics, Patel lost the opening game in a tight contest. But, she made a strong recovery, claiming the next two games.

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