August 29
Bhavina Patel made history for India by becoming the first table tennis player from the country to win a medal in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. She lost to world No. 1 Zhou Ying of China in straight games in the final of the women’s table tennis Class 4 on Sunday and won a Silver Medal.
On Sunday, she lost the final in 3-0 (7-11, 5-11, 6-11) from Zhou, winner at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
She is the second Indian female athlete to win a medal in the Paralympics after Deepa Malik, who bagged silver in shot put F43 in 2016.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Bhavina Patel on winning Silver medal in Table Tennis at Paralympics Games in Tokyo.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
“The remarkable Bhavina Patel has scripted history! She brings home a historic Silver medal. Congratulations to her for it. Her life journey is motivating and will also draw more youngsters towards sports. #Paralympics”
