(Table tennis news) Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Live Update: Bhavina Patel’s impressive run at the women’s singles Class 4 at the Tokyo Paralympics came to a bittersweet end after the 34 year old paddler lost in straight games to Zhou Ying from China to finish in second place with a silver medal.
Zhou Ying was determined not to give Bhavina Patel any breathing space as the Chinese paddler won the first game 11-7 in just six minutes and continued her momentum with lightning fast pace as she won the second set 11-5 in five minutes. Before Bhavina Patel knew what hit her, the game had already slipped out of her hands.
Bhavina Patel tried to make a comeback in the third game, clinging to the last desperate hope to salvage her ambitions for a Paralympic gold but to no avail. Zhou Ying won the third game 11-6 to finish the clash in just 19 minutes with a score of 11-7, 11-5, 11-6. However, the Indian paddler can be proud of her accomplishments in Tokyo as she became only the second Indian woman and the first table tennis player to win a Paralympics medal.
