Guwahati, August 28 (NKTV): Indian player Bhavina Patel has scripted history by entering the final of Table Tennis event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Bhavina has now become the first ever Indian table tennis player to reach finals of Paralympics. With the win in the semis, Bhavina Patel has assured at least a sliver medal in Tokyo.
Patel defeated world number 3 Zhang Miao of China women’s singles Class 4 event by 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8 to storm into finals. In Paralympics Athletes in Class 4 category have fair sitting balance and fully functional arms and hands. Their impairment may be due to a lower spinal-cord lesion or cerebral palsy.