Tokyo: Insured Minimum Paralympic Silver Medal After reaching the table tennis final here, India Bhavinaben Patel on Saturday said he did not consider himself disabled and his appearance at the Tokyo Olympics proved that “nothing is impossible”.
Patel became the first Indian entering the final of the table tennis at Paralympics by struggling to win 3-2 over China Miao Zhang in the 4th grade semi-final on Saturday.
The 34-year-old player from Gujarat was stunned by his world no.
3 Chinese opponent 11-7 7-11 11-4 9-11 11-8 in a semifinal bout that lasted 34 minutes.
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I don’t think of myself as deactivated, I’m always sure I can do anything And today I also prove that we are not behind and table tennis the people are as a front as other sports, “Patel said, who was diagnosed with polio when he was 12 months old.
“I struggled against China and always said that it was difficult to win against China.
Today I prove that nothing is impossible, you can do everything …” This was Patel’s first victory against the former world number one Zhang.
Both players have met 11 times before.
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He said the focus on the mental aspect of the game helped him during the game.
“My schedule is used to start 4:00 and I used to focus more on my mind, through meditation and yoga I learned to keep myself calming.
During the game, sometimes we make mistakes in a hurry and we lost points but I can control My mind today, “he said.
“I want to thank the coach, who taught me tricks and techniques because they I have been able to reach here.” Patel also acknowledged the support he received from various parties.
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https://t.co/91NiJeiP42- Ravi Kumar Dahiya (@ ravidahiya60) 1630121497000 “When a player does not receive financial support, it becomes difficult to move forward in Sports because the cost of playing tournaments is so big and difficult to buy for middle class families but Sai, Tops, PCI, Government, OGQ, the Association of Blind People, my family, all have supported me.
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