Indian table tennis player Bhavina Patel signed off with a historic silver medal in her maiden Paralymic Games after losing to world number one Ying Zhou from China.
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Indian table tennis player Bhavina Patel signed off with a historic silver medal in her maiden Paralymic Games after going down 0-3 to world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles class 4 final in Tokyo on Sunday. The 34-year-old Patel's impressive run at the Games ended with a 7-11 5-11 6-11 loss to Zhou, a two-time gold medallist, in the women's singles summit clash which lasted 19 minutes. Patel had suffered a loss to Zhou in her first group stage match earlier in the week. Up against an opponent, who has five Paralympic medals to her name including gold medals in singles at Beijing and London, Patel seemed to struggle as she couldn't execute her strategy. Patel, who was diagnosed with polio when she was 12 months old, had defeated world no 3 Miao Zhang of China 7-11 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-8 in the semifinal showdown on Saturday. The 34-year-old Patel beat her world no. 3 Chinese opponent 7-11 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-8 in the semifinal showdown that lasted 34 minutes. #WATCH Friends and family members of Indian Para table tennis player Bhavina Patel in Mehsana, Gujarat, celebrate her winning the silver medal at #TokyoParalympics Bhavina Patel won a Silver medal after losing Women's singles class 4 final match pic.twitter.com/fnuR6jnxNu — ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2021 Bhavina is the daughter of Hasmukhbhai Patel, a small-time shopkeeper at Sundhiya village in Gujarat's Mehsana district. Speaking to the media after her semifinal win, she had said that she was not considered a bright medal prospect coming into the Games but she has made her maiden Paralympics a memorable one. "When I came here, I just thought that I would give my 100 percent without thinking of anything. If you give 100 percent, the medal will come, that was what I thought," said Patel, who was diagnosed with polio when she was 12 months old.
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