Bhavina Patel scripted history by bagging a silver medal in the class 4 table tennis event at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Sunday. She became the first Indian paddler to win a medal at the Tokyo Paralympics and has etched her name in the history books.
Patel bagged the silver medal at the showpiece event after losing to China’s Ying Zhou, who is a second-time gold medallist at Paralympics. The score-line read 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 in the favour of Zhou.
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar as well as other former and current Indian cricketers took to Twitter on Saturday to congratulate Bhavina for her historic feat.
Wishes continued to pour in after she signed off with a silver. Here are a few of them:
What a wonderful news for all of ?? on . Congratulations on the silver medal . This is a historic achievement!
Every medal we win will inspire millions into the sport, & sow the seeds for more medals in future. Good start for us at .
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
If you want it, no one can stop you! Many congratulations ??
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
Congratulations to for creating history by winning India's first silver medal in women's singles class 4 table tennis event at the ongoing .
A wonderful display of focus , hardwork and mental strength.— Virrender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Congratulations to bhavina patel for winning silver …it's been a successful journey for Olympics and paraolympics participants this year ..great news for indian sport …
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99)
Congratulations ji. We all are so proud of you!
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Super achievement on bringing home Silver ? medal at the Paralympics. We’re all so proud of you. ???
— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18)
Bhavina Patel made history in ? the nation is proud of you…
— Harleen Kaur Deol (@imharleenDeol)
Extending warm wishes to everyone and remembering Major Dhyan Chand Ji on the occasion of .
Also, heartiest congratulations to on winning the silver medal for in ! ???
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant)
Congratulations Proud of you. ??
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074)
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Congratulations @Bhavina59068010 on winning the ?medal. The whole country is proud of you. ?— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill)
?rilliant ?havina ??
Silver. History. Proud. ??
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
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Drop a ❤️ for our ?? paddler Bhavina Patel ⤵️
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
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A great start to the as @Bhavina59068010 creates history by winning the first-ever medal in Table Tennis for
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Huge congratulations to Bhavina Patel on winning Silver for ?? in Women’s Class 4 Table Tennis in the ongoing in Tokyo. ?????
We are extremely proud of you, champion! ??
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets)
First medal ever for India in ?
Second Indian woman to win a medal at the ?
Congratulations, , for a silver medal at ?: SAI
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
Visuals we love to see ?
Bhavina Patel wins ?and becomes the first from ?? to win a Table Tennis medal at the ??
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— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Acing down the silver line!?
Super proud on the shining ft. by Bhavina Patel! ? ??
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
