Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics - Day 4, 28th August - Ranjit Bhati aiming for Javelin medal - LIVE updates, Scores, Results, Blog, Medal
Having created history by assuring India of a medal at the Paralympics, Bhavina Patel will eye the finals and a chance to better the colour of the bronze.
Bhavinaben Patel confirms the first medal for India at the Tokyo Paralympics (Source: ITTF/Cheng Howe Seet)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge on Day 4 of the Tokyo Paralympics!
The joy is overflowing in the Indian camp already as para table tennis star Bhavina Patel will get ready to contest her semi-final in the Women's Wheelchair Class 4 event against 2016 Rio Paralympics silver medallist, China's Miao Zhang.
Patel, staved off the reigning Paralympic champion, Serbia's Peric Borislava in straight games to assure herself a medal at the Paralympics - the very first one for the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Games.
The former World No. 2 will look to continue her dream run as she takes on her third-seeded Chinese opponent and get closer to the finals and bettering the colour of her medal to a silver or a gold.
Following Bhavina's match, we will have the two men's compound archers – Shyam Sundar Swami and Rakesh Kumar in the men's 1/16 elimination round.
The final man in action for India would be javelin thrower Ranjeet Bhati in Men's F57. Though he is not expected to be amongst the medals, the 24-year-old would be eager to prove himself at the biggest of all stages.
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- 28 Aug 2021 1:18 AM GMT
Into the final game and Bhavina takes a whopping lead!
Bhavina takes a 0-4 lead after she takes a timeout and immediately, regains her momentum in the final game! Let's go, Bhavina!
- 28 Aug 2021 1:16 AM GMT
Miao finds the edge and ends up taking the game
Miao, a former Paralympic medallist, won't let go so easy as she forces the match into a decider by winning Game 4 with 11-9!
- 28 Aug 2021 1:15 AM GMT
Bhavina and Zhang are giving it their all
Both know that these are the crucial points and their performance is peaking with 9 ALL on the board!
- 28 Aug 2021 1:14 AM GMT
Woah, Bhavina whips out a forehand now!
Both players have stepped it up in Game 4 now as Zhang leads at 8-7!
- 28 Aug 2021 1:13 AM GMT
Bhavina lets her service speak here!
Zhang does take a one-point lead but Bhavina continues to impress with her variety as she lags behind at 6-5!
- 28 Aug 2021 1:10 AM GMT
Patel is very unpredictable with her backhand shots and surprises Zhang
Bhavina leads at 2-3 in Game 4 and she is playing beautiful shots and confusing the opponent!
- 28 Aug 2021 1:08 AM GMT
There is no stopping Bhavina as she takes Game 3 too!
Bhavina Patel is on fire once again! She takes the third game with style, 4-11 and is JUST ONE GAME AWAY from fighting for gold at the Tokyo Paralympics! We cannot keep calm anymore!
