Bhavina Patel

Bhavina Patel interview: 'Was in tears, had no words when Sachin Tendulkar called to congratulate'

Firstpost caught up with Bhavina Patel, who became India's first table tennis player to win a medal at Paralympics, to talk about her performance at the Games, her key to success in Tokyo, the chat with Tendulkar, her early struggles and much more.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: India women's table tennis team loses to China in quarter-finals

The Indian women's table tennis team including Bhavina Patel was outclassed 0-2 by China in the Class 4-5 quarter-final at the Paralympic Games

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Vinod Kumar wins bronze, but protest from rivals puts celebration on hold

The 41-year-old finished third behind Piotr Kosewicz and Velimir Sandor. However, the result has been challenged by some other competitors, who have objected to his classification in the F52 category.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in men's high jump T47 event

Nishad Kumar cleared 2.06m to win the silver and set an Asian record. This is India's second medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: 'Take a bow,' Twitter hails Bhavina Patel for historic silver medal

Wishes continued to pour in on Sunday after Bhavina signed off with a silver at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Bhavina Patel's father Hasmukh calls her 'divine', family breaks into garba in native village

Patel became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after she signed off with a historic silver following a 0-3 loss to World No 1 Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles final.

Bhavina Patel's mantra to success at Tokyo Paralympics: Table tennis at all times

"My obsession with table tennis reached a point where eating, food and sleep took a backseat in my life," said Bhavina Patel.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: 'History in the making' Bhavina Patel storms into gold medal match

Reacting to Bhavina's historic win over China's Zhang, Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as others from the sporting fraternity took to Twitter to congratulate the paddler. Here are a few reactions

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Indians look to make mark in table tennis, powerlifting and taekwondo

In para taekwondo, India will be solely represented by 21-year-old Aruna Tanwar.

Sports ministry adds eight para athletes to Target Olympic Podium Scheme

The decision was taken by the Mission Olympic Cell at its meeting on November Thursday. The eight athletes are from athletics, shooting, badminton and table tennis.