Indian Paralympic table tennis player
Bhavina Patel
Full name Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel[ 1] Born 6 November 1986 (1986-11-06 ) (age 38)[ 1] [ 2] Sundhiya village, Vadnagar , Mehsana district , Gujarat , India Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[ 2] Country India Sport Table Tennis Rank 3 (September 2023)[ 3] Event Para Table Tennis C4 Coached by Lalan Doshi[ 4]
Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel [ 2] (born 6 November 1986),[ 1] [ 2] also known as Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel ,[ 1] is an Indian parathlete and table tennis player from Mehsana , Gujarat .[ 5] She won a silver medal in Class 4 Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo .[ 6] [ 7]
Career
Patel has won a number of medals in national and international competitions.[ 8] She reached the World Number 2 ranking by winning the silver medal for India in the individual category at the 2011 PTT Thailand Open .[ 9] In October 2013, Patel won the silver medal in the women's singles Class 4 at the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing .[ 10] In 2017, Patel won the bronze medal in Bhavina won the bronze medal in the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships held in Beijing, China.[ 11]
In the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics , she reached the semi-finals after defeating Borislava Rankovic and won the silver medal after being defeated by Zhou Ying .[ 12] She is coached by Lalan Doshi and is guided by team official, Tejalben Lakhia.[ 13] Patel also works with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Ahmedabad, India.[ 14]
In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games , she won a gold medal in the women's singles class 3โ5.[ 15]
Awards
References
^ a b c d "PATEL Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai" . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2024 . Date of Birth: 6 Nov 1986
^ a b c d "Bhavina Hasmukhbhai PATEL" . Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games . Retrieved 22 September 2024 . Date of Birth: November 6, 1986 / Height (cm): 176
^ "PATEL Bhavinaben" . stats.ipttc.org . Retrieved 19 August 2024 .
^ Imtiyaz, Mohammad (27 August 2021). "Bhavina cried over phone after confirming medal at Tokyo Paralympics โ Coach Lalan Doshi" . The Bridge. Retrieved 16 September 2021 .
^ Shastri, Parth; Cherian, Sabu (3 July 2021). "Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent" . The Times of India . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Live Updates: Paddler Bhavina Patel Bags Silver, Loses Final by Straight Games" . News18 . Retrieved 29 August 2021 .
^ Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Highlights: Bhavina Patel & Nishad Kumar win silver medals, bronze for Vinod Kumar The Tines of India . Retrieved 29 August 2021
^ Hindustan Times-Physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh Patel Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ PTI. "Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics" . Business Line . Retrieved 31 August 2021 .
^ Bhavina winsSilver Medal in Asia Wheelchair Para Table Tennis championship Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Gujarat's super six women make it to Olympics" . Ahmedabad Mirror . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "Results" . International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 27 August 2021 .
^ "Indian physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh..." Getty Images . Retrieved 19 October 2019 .
^ "Bhavina Patel: A Career Of Many Setbacks, Answered With More Fightback" . The Quint. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021 .
^ "CWG 2022: Bhavina Patel Wins Historic Gold in Para Table Tennis Women's Singles" . News18 India . 7 August 2022.
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