Team India had a disappointing outing on the opening day of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as Sonal Patel and Bhavina Patel both suffered defeats in their opening round matches. Meanwhile, Australia lead the medal tally with 10 overall medals (6 golds) followed by China with 8 medals (5 golds). Check out Tokyo 2020 Paralympics medal tally.
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Para table tennis players Sonal Patel and Bhavina Patel will be in action in the preliminary rounds of their respective categories. Both of them will start against strong Chinese opponents in their first matches in group-stage play.
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Bhavina Patel has lost the match to China's Zhou Ying in the Group A match. The Indian table tennis ace lost in straight sets.
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So for now we have yet another table tennis game where India's Bhavina Patel is taking on Zhou Ying in Women's Single Class 4 Group A Match.
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So here's the first disappointment that has come for India as Sonalben Patel in the first round of table tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. She lost 2-3 to the Chinese paddler.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games begin on August 25 with Indians in action on day one as well. Para table tennis players Sonal Patel and Bhavina Patel will be in action in the preliminary rounds of their respective categories. Both of them will start against strong Chinese opponents in their first matches in group-stage play. Sonalben will face Li Qian while Bhavina will take on Zhou Ying. Team India at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Schedule for August 25: Check Out Full Schedule, Timings, Events & Live Streaming Details for Day 1.
Bhavina, who is ranked eighth in the world, will be playing in her first Paralympic Games. On the other hand, Sonal is ranked 19th. Both have been recipients of the Sardar Patel Award and the Eklavya Award and have been medallist at the Asian Games. Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Here’s a Full List of Indian Para Athletes Participating at the Summer Games.
Bhavina won bronze medal in International Table Tennis Federation Asian Para Table Tennis Championship that was organised from August 23 to 31, 2017 in Beijing, China. She reached world No. 2 rank by winning a silver medal in the individual category at the PTT Thailand Table Tennis Championship in 2011. Both Bhavina and Sonal have been training under coach Lalan Doshi at the Blind People's Association in Ahmedabad.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 25, 2021 07:50 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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