Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel
Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel is a Para table tennis player from India. Patel, who plays table tennis in her wheelchair, has won a number of gold and silver medals in national and international competitions.[1] She reached the ranking of World Number 2, by winning Silver Medal for India in The Individual Category at the PTT Thailand Table Tennis Championship held in 2011. In October 2013, Patel won the silver medal in the women’s singles Class 4 at the Asian Para table tennis championships in Beijing.[2]
Bhavina won the Bronze Medal in International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Asian Para Table Tennis Championship that was organised from 23rd to 31st Aug 2017 in Beijing, China. She played against Korean player Kang in the Women’s Singles Class 4 Category, and defeated her 3-0 to win the Bronze for India.[3] She is coached by Lalan Doshi and is also guided by team official Tejalben Lakhia.[4]
References
- Hindustan Times-Physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh Patel Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Bhavina winsSilver Medal in Asia Wheelchair Para Table Tennis championship Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- "India won Bronze medal in Para Table Tennis Championship 2017". enabled.in. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- "Indian physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2019-10-19.