Tokyo: Indian table tennis players Sonalben Patel lost against Lee Mi-Gyu South Korea in Group D from Singles Women – Grade 3 in Paralympics Tokyo on Thursday.
Mi-gyu beat Salalben 3-1 (10-12, 11-5, 11-3, 11-9) and the entire match lasted 30 minutes.
Salalben has won the opening match in the affair fought closely, but he could not continue the momentum, and he finally lost the next three matches.
He on Wednesday lost his opening group game against Qian Li China 3-2.
World number 4 Qian Li defeated Salalben in five sets 3-2 (9-11, 11-3, 15-17, 11-7, 11-4) in 36 minutes.
Previously on Thursday, Indian table tennis player Bhavina Patel beat Megan Shackleton from Great Britain 3-1 in a thrilling Group A match in Singles – Class 4.
Bhavina saved the game point in the fourth match and then took the lead to win the match.
With this 3-1 victory (11-7, 9-11, 17-15, 13-11) Bhavina qualified for the next round.
Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Sonalben Patel loss against Lee Mi-Gyu
