Last Updated: 07 Nov, 2023 | Views: 650
Age: 38
Profession: Sports Women
Other Profession(s): Table Tennis Player
Famous For: Indian Parathlete and Table Tennis Player
Higher Education: An ITI course from BPA
About (Profile/Biography):
Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel is a table tennis player and parathlete from Mehsana, Gujarat, who represents India. At the Tokyo Summer Paralympics in 2020, she took home a silver medal in Class 4 Table Tennis. Patel has received numerous medals in local, regional, and global tournaments. She won the silver medal for India in the single division of the 2011 PTT Thailand Open, moving up to the World No. 2 position.
Career:
In 2011: During the 2011 PTT Thailand Open, she won the silver medal for India, advancing her to the World Number 2 ranking.
In 2013: As part of the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing, Patel won silver in the women's singles Class 4.
In 2017: She got the bronze medal in Beijing, China’s Asian Para Table Tennis Championships.
In 2020: Bhavina Patel reached the semi-finals of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after defeating Borislava Rankovic, but lost to Zhou Ying in the final.
In 2022: Bhavina won the gold medal in the mixed singles class 3-5 at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Achievements and Awards:
Patel is employed at the Indian company Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Ahmedabad.
In 2021: She was honored with the Arjuna Award.
Unknown Facts:
Bhavina Patel faced a financial crisis on top of her challenging journey. In response to her situation, blind people's association (BPA) in Ahmedabad extended support to her.
Bhavina has recently been hired by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for its sports quota.
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