Tokyo: Bhavinaben Patel on Friday became the first Indian table tennis players who entered the quarter-finals with victory Paralympic dominate over Joyce de Oliveira of Brazil in Class Women Singles event at the Tokyo Games here.
The 34-year-old Indian beat his Brazilian opponent 12-10 13-11, 11-6 in the round of 16 contest that lasted 23 minutes.
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Athletes in the category of class 4 had a fair sitting balance and arm and hand were fully functional.
Their disruption may be caused by lesions of the lower spine or cerebral palsy.
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https://t.co/tf7nt2lhp2- Paralympic India 🇮🇳 # Cheer4India 🏅 # praise4para (@parimpicindia) 1630032892000 “My strategy is to play more into my opponent’s body and that’s what my coach says to me.
I run my plan, “Patel said after the game.
“My next opponent is world number two, so I have to really focus on my game and hope to win the game.” Earlier, the Indians had entered the round of 16 after winning one game and losing the other group game.
He is the only Indian left in fights in the table tennis competition after compatriot Sonalben Manubhai Patel lost both their group matches on Thursday to bend.