Bhavina Patel Explained

Full Name:Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel
Birth Place:Sundhiya village, Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India
Height:176 cm
Country:India
Sport:Table Tennis
Rank:3 (September 2023)[1]
Event:Para Table Tennis C4
Coach:Lalan Doshi[2]

Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel[3] (born 6 November 1986),[4] [3] also known as Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel,[4] 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 3–5.[15]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PATEL Bhavinaben . stats.ipttc.org . 19 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Mohammad . Imtiyaz . Bhavina cried over phone after confirming medal at Tokyo Paralympics — Coach Lalan Doshi . The Bridge . 27 August 2021 . 16 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Bhavina Hasmukhbhai PATEL . . 22 September 2024 . Date of Birth: November 6, 1986 / Height (cm): 176.
  4. Web site: PATEL Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829143638/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1711800-patel-bhavinaben-hasmukhbhai.htm . 29 August 2021 . 22 September 2024 . Date of Birth: 6 Nov 1986.
  5. Web site: Shastri . Parth . 3 July 2021 . Sabu . Cherian . Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent . 24 July 2021 . The Times of India . en.
  6. Web site: Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Live Updates: Paddler Bhavina Patel Bags Silver, Loses Final by Straight Games . News18 . 29 August 2021.
  7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-2021-live-updates-tokyo-2020-paralympic-games-day-6/liveblog/85729715.cms Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Highlights: Bhavina Patel & Nishad Kumar win silver medals, bronze for Vinod Kumar
  8. http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-DayInPictures/june14dayinpics/Article4-709404.aspx Hindustan Times-Physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh Patel
  9. Web site: PTI . Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics . 31 August 2021 . . en.
  10. http://www.bilkulonline.com/gujarat-news/general-news/4003-bhavina-winssilver-medal-in-asia-wheelchair-para-table-tennis-championship Bhavina winsSilver Medal in Asia Wheelchair Para Table Tennis championship
  11. Web site: Gujarat's super six women make it to Olympics . 24 July 2021 . Ahmedabad Mirror . en.
  12. Web site: Results . 27 August 2021 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  13. Web site: Indian physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh... . Getty Images . en-gb . 19 October 2019.
  14. Web site: 29 August 2021 . Bhavina Patel: A Career Of Many Setbacks, Answered With More Fightback . 11 September 2021 . The Quint.
  15. Web site: CWG 2022: Bhavina Patel Wins Historic Gold in Para Table Tennis Women's Singles. . 7 August 2022 . . en.

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