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Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis Federation Of India To Award Silver Medallist Bhavinaben Patel With Rs 31 Lakh
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Paralympics: President of the Table Tennis Federation of India Dushyant Chautala said that the federation will award Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Bhavinaben Patel with Rs 31 lakh.
Dushyant Chautala, the President of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Sunday said that the federation will award Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Bhavinaben Patel with Rs 31 lakh. India's para table tennis player Bhavina won silver as she lost the gold medal match to China's Zhou Ying 3-0 in the women's singles - Class 4 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. With this silver medal, Bhavina is the first table tennis player ever to win a medal at the Paralympics for India and the second female athlete after PCI chief Deepa Malik to achieve this feat. Malik had won silver at Rio 2016 in women's shot put. "TTFI will give Rs 31 lakhs to Bhavina Patel for winning a Silver medal at Paralympic Games," said Chautala during a press conference on Sunday. After scripting history in Tokyo Paralympics, paddler Bhavina Patel said she is disappointed on not giving her hundred per cent in the gold medal match.More Related News