India has been assured of another medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022. Para-paddler Bhavina Patel will be fighting for gold in the table tennis final.
Indian para-paddler Bhavina Patel has cruised to the women's singles class 3-5 para table tennis final, assuring herself of a medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham on Friday. She happens to be a Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist who thrashed Sue Bailey of England 11-6, 11-6, 11-6, as she sealed her final berth. The 35-year-old paddler from Gujarat will take on Christiana Ikpeoyi of Nigeria in the final on Saturday. On the other hand, Sonalben Patel went down to Ikpeoyi 11-8, 6-11, 4-11, 7-11, while the former will now face Bailey in the bronze medal play-off.
: Para TT star assures the nation another medal, Raj Aravindan, and Sonalben Patel crash out. pic.twitter.com/tQd0qBkzQ1
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Gujarat based Bhavina Patel enters the finals of the Women’s Singles Class 3-5 Wheelchair Table Tennis at . Whether she wins Gold or Silver will be decided in the final tomorrow. Another medal is sure for India. pic.twitter.com/A8neKyOckZ
— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat)Raj Aravindan Alagar also lost his tie 11-7 8-11 4-11 7-11 to Nasiru Sule of Nigeria in the men's 3-5 class semis. On Sunday, he will cross swords with another Nigerian, Isau Ogunkunle, in the bronze medal meeting.
, Table Tennis: Silver medalist from Tokyo Paralympics, Bhavina Patel is in the finals of women's singles class 3-5 as she beats Sue Bailey of England in the SFs by 3 straight games..
Well done Bhavina.. 🇮🇳🇮🇳
(With inputs from PTI)