Bhavina Patel

Bhavina Patel

Personal information
Full name	Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel [1]
Born	6 November 1986 (1986-11-06) (age 38) [1] [2] Sundhiya village, Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Table Tennis
Rank	3 (September 2023) [3]
Event	Para Table Tennis C4
Coached by	Lalan Doshi [4]
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing   India Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Singles C4 Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Singles C3–5 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Singles C4

Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel ^[2] (born 6 November 1986), ^{[1] [2]} also known as Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel, ^[1] 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

• Arjuna Award (2021)

References

1. "PATEL Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2024. Date of Birth: 6 Nov 1986
2. "Bhavina Hasmukhbhai PATEL". Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games . Retrieved 22 September 2024. Date of Birth: November 6, 1986 / Height (cm): 176
3. "PATEL Bhavinaben". stats.ipttc.org. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
4. Imtiyaz, Mohammad (27 August 2021). "Bhavina cried over phone after confirming medal at Tokyo Paralympics — Coach Lalan Doshi". The Bridge. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
5. Shastri, Parth; Cherian, Sabu (3 July 2021). "Girl power from Gujarat in Tokyo-bound India contingent". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
6. "Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Live Updates: Paddler Bhavina Patel Bags Silver, Loses Final by Straight Games". News18. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
7. Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Highlights: Bhavina Patel & Nishad Kumar win silver medals, bronze for Vinod Kumar The Tines of India. Retrieved 29 August 2021
8. Hindustan Times-Physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh Patel Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
9. PTI (29 August 2021). "Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics". Business Line . Retrieved 31 August 2021.
10. Bhavina winsSilver Medal in Asia Wheelchair Para Table Tennis championship Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
11. "Gujarat's super six women make it to Olympics". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
12. "Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
13. "Indian physically challenged table tennis players - Bhavina Hasmukh..." Getty Images. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
14. "Bhavina Patel: A Career Of Many Setbacks, Answered With More Fightback". The Quint. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
15. "CWG 2022: Bhavina Patel Wins Historic Gold in Para Table Tennis Women's Singles". News18 India . 7 August 2022.

External links

• Bhavinaben Patel at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel at the International Paralympic Committee
• Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games