Paralympics: India’s Bhavinaben Patel received silver in desk tennis ladies’s singles – Class 4 occasion.© Instagram
Dushyant Chautala, the President of the Desk Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Sunday mentioned that the federation will award Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Bhavinaben Patel with Rs 31 lakh. India’s para desk tennis participant Bhavina received silver as she misplaced the gold medal match to China’s Zhou Ying 3-0 within the ladies’s singles – Class 4 within the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. With this silver medal, Bhavina is the primary desk tennis participant ever to win a medal on the Paralympics for India and the second feminine athlete after PCI chief Deepa Malik to realize this feat. Malik had received silver at Rio 2016 in ladies’s shot put.
“TTFI will give Rs 31 lakhs to Bhavina Patel for profitable a Silver medal at Paralympic Video games,” mentioned Chautala throughout a press convention on Sunday.
After scripting historical past in Tokyo Paralympics, paddler Bhavina Patel mentioned she is dissatisfied on not giving her hundred per cent within the gold medal match.
“I’m very blissful on one facet and on one facet I used to be very nervous, in order that’s why I wasn’t capable of give my hundred per cent within the match. I’m not happy and somewhat bit dissatisfied. However I’ll fulfill all of the shortcomings within the subsequent match,” Bhavina instructed ANI after the match.
World primary Zhou Ying overwhelmed Bhavina Patel in straight units by 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-6) in simply 19 minutes.
Speaking about her psychological composure and resilience throughout the match towards the Chinese language, Bhavina mentioned, “I’m able to management my thoughts very effectively. It is not a giant factor for me. However this was my first expertise.”
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“The Chinese language participant performed very effectively. She had a really quick second and have an enormous expertise in order that’s why I used to be nervous,” she added.
“I attempted to provide my hundred per cent however I wasn’t capable of give and that is why I’m dissatisfied. If I gave extra effort, undoubtedly I’d have executed it [win gold],” she concluded.
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