Bhavina Patel

Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel^[2] (born 6 November 1986),^[1][2] also known as Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel,^[1] is an Indian parathlete and table tennis player from Mehsana, Gujarat.^[5] She won a silver medal in Class 4 Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.^[6][7]

Bhavina Patel

Personal information
Full name	Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel[1]
Born	6 November 1986 (1986-11-06) (age 38)[1][2] Sundhiya village, Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Table Tennis
Rank	3 (September 2023)[3]
Event	Para Table Tennis C4
Coached by	Lalan Doshi[4]
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  India Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Singles C4 Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Singles C3–5 Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta Doubles WD3-5 2022 Hangzhou Singles C4

Career

Patel has won a number of medals in national and international competitions.^[8] She reached the World Number 2 ranking by winning the silver medal for India in the individual category at the 2011 PTT Thailand Open.^[9] In October 2013, Patel won the silver medal in the women's singles Class 4 at the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing.^[10] In 2017, Patel won the bronze medal in Bhavina won the bronze medal in the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships held in Beijing, China.^[11]

In the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, she reached the semi-finals after defeating Borislava Rankovic and won the silver medal after being defeated by Zhou Ying.^[12] She is coached by Lalan Doshi and is guided by team official, Tejalben Lakhia.^[13] Patel also works with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Ahmedabad, India.^[14]

In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the women's singles class 3–5.^[15]

Awards

• Arjuna Award (2021)