Bhavina Patel
Personal information
Full nameBhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel
BornSundhiya village, Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTable Tennis
Rank12 (August 2021)
EventPara Table Tennis C4
Coached byLalan Doshi[1]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoSingles C4
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Singles C3–5
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouSingles C4

Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel is an Indian parathlete and table tennis player from Mehsana, Gujarat.[2] She won a silver medal in Class 4 Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[3][4]

Career

Patel has won a number of medals in national and international competitions.[5] She reached the World Number 2 ranking by winning the silver medal for India in the individual category at the 2011 PTT Thailand Open.[6] In October 2013, Patel won the silver medal in the women's singles Class 4 at the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing.[7] In 2017, Patel won the bronze medal in Bhavina won the bronze medal in the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships held in Beijing, China.[8]

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.[9] She is coached by Lalan Doshi and is guided by team official, Tejalben Lakhia.[10] Patel also works with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Ahmedabad, India.[11]

In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the women's singles class 3–5.[12]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Imtiyaz, Mohammad (27 August 2021). "Bhavina cried over phone after confirming medal at Tokyo Paralympics — Coach Lalan Doshi". The Bridge. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Shastri, Parth; Cherian, Sabu (3 July 2021). "Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Live Updates: Paddler Bhavina Patel Bags Silver, Loses Final by Straight Games". News18. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Highlights: Bhavina Patel & Nishad Kumar win silver medals, bronze for Vinod Kumar The Tines of India. Retrieved 29 August 2021
  5. ↑ Hindustan Times-Physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh Patel Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ PTI. "Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics". Business Line. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Bhavina winsSilver Medal in Asia Wheelchair Para Table Tennis championship Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Gujarat's super six women make it to Olympics". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Indian physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh..." Getty Images. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Bhavina Patel: A Career Of Many Setbacks, Answered With More Fightback". The Quint. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "CWG 2022: Bhavina Patel Wins Historic Gold in Para Table Tennis Women's Singles". News18 India. 7 August 2022.
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