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Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel is an Indian parathlete and table tennis player from Mehsana, Gujarat. She won a silver medal in Class 4 Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
- The Unfortunate Incident That Changed Her Life
- Taking Up Table Tennis
- Parental Support
- Relentless Effort and Robot-Training
- Never-Say-Die Spirit
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Bhavina met with an unfortunate incident while she was learning to walk at the age of one. She fell down awkwardly and the incident impaired her mobility below the waist.
It, however, did not stop her from fulfilling her ambition and potential. At the age of 12, she moved to Blind People's Association in Vastrapur, Ahmedabadto learn computers. It was here that she would come across impaired children playing table tennis and spontaneously decided to take up the sport. Bhavina then began to learn table tennis and got ...
Bhavina would then go on to accumulate over two dozen medals from national and international events. Her parents, who stood behind her staunchly in her journey, deserves a lot of credit. So much so, that her father, Hasmukh Patel who runs a cutlery shop in the village of Vadnagar Tehsilin Mehsana, decided to shut his shop to ensure that her daughte...
Bhavina had to put in a relentless amount of effort for the last 13 years to achieve success at the Tokyo Paralympics. Her coach Lalan Doshihas been the guiding force behind her since 2008. The paddler also took aid of a table tennis-robot to practice during the lockdown enforced due to Covid-19. She bought a second-hand robot worth INR. 50,000whic...
Her coach Doshi believes it is her never-say-die spirit throughout the challenges that she faces which makes her a champion. He had noticed her winning mentality closely during the regular training. "Bhavina has always seen ups and downs and huddles in every stage of competitions she faced, but I know the indomitable fighter within her. Whenever we...
Bhavina Patel is the first Indian table tennis player to win a medal and reach the final at the Paralympics. Learn about her journey, from overcoming a childhood accident to training with a robot and showing a never-say-die spirit.
Aug 28, 2021 · Bhavina Patel, a 34-year-old para table tennis player from Gujarat, created history by reaching the semifinals and assuring a medal for India at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Learn about her journey from polio to podium, her achievements and her fight against world-class opponents.
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Aug 29, 2021 · Afflicted with polio as a toddler and using crutches ever since, Bhavina Patel, after her schooling in Sundhiya, a village of 15,000 in Gujarat’s Mehsana district, moved to Ahmedabad to pursue an ITI computer science course.
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Aug 29, 2021 · India's Bhavinaben Patel scripted history on Sunday, August 29, becoming only the 2nd Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal. The 34-year-old bagged the silver medal in women's table tennis C4 category after losing to World No. 1 Zhou Ying of China in the gold medal match at the Tokyo Paralympics.
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Aug 6, 2022 · Star Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won a gold medal in the women’s singles class 3-5 at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. The 35-year-old from Gujarat, who had won a silver...
Aug 6, 2022 · Star Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won a gold medal in the women's singles class 3-5 at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday.
