TT robot facilitated by SAI made the difference, says Bhavina Patel
The Hindu
Patel became the first Indian table tennis player to win a Paralympic medal by clinching the silver, going down to Zhang Miao of China in the summit clash.
When the COVID-19 pandemic derailed her preparations for the Paralympics, Table Tennis player Bhavina Patel found a perfect practice partner in a robot provided by the Sports Authority of India, an assistance which she feels, made all the difference in her historic silver-winning show in Tokyo. Patel became the first Indian table tennis player to win a Paralympic medal by clinching the silver, going down to Zhang Miao of China in the summit clash. And she credited her success to the TT Robot (Butterfly - Amicus Prime, which cost ₹2,73,500) and an Ottobock Wheelchair (costing ₹2,84,707).
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