Bhavina Patel from Rural Mahesana in Gujarat wins Silver at Tokyo Paralympics
August 29, 2021
Gandhinagar: India’s para table tennis player Bhavina, a proud daughter of Gujarat has today won silver as she lost the gold medal match to China’s Zhou Ying 3-0 in the women’s singles – Class 4 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
Bhavina said she is disappointed on not giving her hundred per cent in the gold medal match.
With this silver medal, Bhavina is the first table tennis player ever to win a medal at the Paralympics for India and the second female athlete after PCI chief Deepa Malik to achieve this feat. Malik had won silver at Rio 2016 in women’s shot put.
An accomplishment that will echo through #IND 🗣️
Bhavina Patel receives her medal as she wins the nation's first #silver in #ParaTableTennis at the #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics ❤️pic.twitter.com/l4xzgHpYWK
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) August 29, 2021
“I am very happy on one side and on one side I was very nervous, so that’s why I wasn’t able to give my hundred per cent in the match. I am not satisfied and a little bit disappointed. But I will fulfil all the shortcomings in the next tournament,” Bhavina told ANI after the match.
“I tried to give my hundred per cent but I wasn’t able to give and that’s why I am disappointed. If I gave more effort, definitely I would have done it [win gold].”
#Paralympics debut ✅#IND's first #ParaTableTennis medal ✅
Bhavina Patel's maiden appearance ends with a #Silver medal! #Tokyo2020pic.twitter.com/tINiLxkRL0
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) August 29, 2021
She said: “I am very happy that the Indian has created history in para table tennis. Many people and organisations have supported me in this journey. Special thanks to my coach sir because he has supported me throughout and made me do the very hard practice.”
Bhavina thanked her family and god for the silver medal. “I also want to dedicate my medal to the supporters, India, PCI, SAI, TOPS, Blind People Association (Ahmedabad). Without their support am nothing.”
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