Bhavina Patel Extends Winning Run At Asian Para Games

India’s Bhavina Patel continued her winning run at the Asian Para Games, defeating Jordan’s Faten Eleimat in the women’s singles Class 4-5 Group A match in Nagoya on Saturday.

Bhavina won 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 in just 17 minutes to finish on top of Group A.

Mixed Results For Indian Paddlers

Sonalben Patel opened her campaign in the women’s singles Class 3 event with a 3-0 victory over Japan’s Yuka Ikeyama but subsequently lost 0-3 to South Korea’s Migyu Lee.

In the men’s singles Class 3 competition, Shubham Wadhwa suffered a 0-3 defeat against Saudi Arabia’s Ibrahim AlHassan.

Setbacks In Class 1 And Class 9

Ekta Bhyan lost 0-3 to Saudi Arabia’s Maryam Almyrisl in the women’s singles Class 1 category, while Jehan Madan went down 1-3 to Saudi Arabia’s Rakan Alsalmi.

In the men’s singles Class 9 group match, Dattaprasad Chougule lost 0-3 to Japan’s Koyo Iwabuchi.

Para table tennis features different classes based on athletes’ physical impairments and functional abilities, with wheelchair and standing categories covering a range of movement and balance limitations.