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News18•20-10-2026, 07:00
Bhavina Patel Secures Bronze Medal at Asian Para Games Table Tennis
  • •India's Bhavina Patel won the bronze medal in the women's singles Class 4-5 table tennis event at the Asian Para Games.
  • •She suffered a 7-11, 5-11, 7-11 defeat against China's eight-time Paralympic champion Zhang Bian in the semifinal clash.
  • •This marks Patel's second successive bronze at the mega-event, following her silver medal win in the 2018 edition.
  • •The 39-year-old veteran paddler from Gujarat is a former Paralympic silver-medallist and Commonwealth Games gold-winner.

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Bhavina Patel claimed the bronze medal in the women's singles Class 4-5 event at the Asian Para Games after losing her semifinal match.

Bhavina Patel was defeated in the semifinal by China's eight-time Paralympic champion Zhang Bian with a score of 7-11, 5-11, 7-11.

Prior to her bronze medal in Nagoya, Bhavina Patel won a silver medal in the previous edition of the Asian Para Games held in 2018.