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Bhavina Patel Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

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Profession: Table Tennis Player

Husband: Nikul Patel

Age: 34 Years

Bio/Wiki
Full name Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel check sources
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Profession Table Tennis Player
Famous for Being the first Indian TT player to secure a medal at the Paralympics
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Table Tennis
Category Athletics
Event Para Table Tennis C4
Records (main ones) First Indian TT player to secure a medal at the Paralympics
Medals Bhavina has five gold, 14 silver (including a Silver at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics), and eight bronze medals to her name. (as of August 2021)
Awards Bhavina is a recipient of the Sardar Patel and Eklavya Award.
Coach • Lalan Doshi
• Tejalben Lakhia
Personal Life
Date of Birth 6 November 1986 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2021) 34 Years
Birthplace Sundhiya Village, Mehsana, Gujarat, India
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Nationality Indian
Hometown Mehsana, Gujarat, India
College/Institute Blind People’s Association (BPA), Ahmedabad
Educational Qualification An ITI course from BPA check sources
Vibes of India
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Family
Husband/Spouse Nikul Patel (Businessman)
Parents Father- Hasmukhbhai Patel (owns a a small cutlery kiosk)
Mother- Name Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhavina Patel

  • Bhavina Patel is an Indian para table tennis player who became the first Indian to secure a medal at the Paralympics when she reached the finals in the Women’s Singles Class 4 Category and won a silver at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

  • Bhavina has won many gold, silver, and bronze medals for India in 28 international events including world championships.

    Bhavina Patel with her medals and trophies

  • Bhavina Patel belongs to Sundhiya near Vadnagar, the same taluka where Prime Minister Narendra Modi grew up. check sources Vibes of India

  • Bhavina grew up in Mehsana, Gujarat, where her family owned a small cutlery kiosk.

  • When Bhavina was just one year old, she suffered from polio that affected her entire lower body. According to Bhavina, she got Polio from another medication that she used to take for an illness. check sources Vibes of India

  • Although her family was disheartened by the illness, during this difficult period in her life, they stood by her.

  • In 2004, Bhavina, along with her family, moved to Ahmedabad from her native village Sundhiya in Mehsana district of Gujarat.

  • Reportedly, Bhavina wanted to become a teacher, and when she was rejected in an interview for her physical disability, her father, Hasmukhbhai Patel, decided to enroll her in the ITI course after he came across an advertisement from the Blind People’s Association, an award-winning institution for the specially-abled in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and since her joining the association in 2007, Bhavina has never looked back.

  • While studying at BPA, Bhavina developed an interest in the sport of table tennis.

  • In 2011, she secured the ranking of World Number 2, after she won Silver Medal for India in The Individual Category at the PTT Thailand Table Tennis Championship.

  • In October 2013, Bhavina won another Silver medal at the Asian Para table tennis championships held in Beijing in the women’s singles Class 4 category.

  • In August 2017, she won the bronze medal in International Table Tennis Federation Asian Para Table Tennis Championship held in Beijing, she defeated Korean player Kang by 3-0 in the Women’s Singles Class 4 Category.

  • In 2021, Bhavina became the first Indian female table tennis player to qualify for the Paralympics when she qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Earlier, in 2016, she also clinched a berth for the 2016 Rio Paralympics; however, she could not compete at that time as the Board failed to fill up a form.

Para Athlete Bhavina Patel to start campaign for #India in the Para Table Tennis event from 25th of August. Departed today with lots of enthusiasm and hopes to give her best for the country@Media_SAI @MIB_India @ianuragthakur @tapasjournalist pic.twitter.com/oR45mVBr1N

— DD News (@DDNewslive) August 18, 2021

  • Sonalben Patel, also from Gujarat, joined Bhavina as India’s participants in table tennis events at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, where they paired up for the women’s doubles event.

✈️ Destination Tokyo
Tokyo #Paralympics Contingent comprising of Bhavina Patel & Sonalben Patel to leave for Tokyo today from IGI Airport, Delhi

PCI President @DeepaAthlete will accompany the Contingent to Tokyo to support & motivate our Para Athletes#Cheer4India #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/UGqeO8mdA5

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 18, 2021

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