Tokyo Paralympics: Bollywood celebrities shower Bhavina Patel with congratulatory wishes

Etching her name in books of history forever, Table Tennis player Bhavina Patel entered Tokyo Paralympics 2020 finals by defeating Miao Zhang 3-2 on Saturday, August 28. Wishes from around country and across every fraternity poured in who lauded sheer determination and brilliant performance of 34-year-old athlete. Following suit, Bollywood celebrities took to ir social media to congratulate para-athlete on her historic entry to finals. 

Bhavina Patel secures medal in Table Tennis

para-athlete cruised to Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Class 4 category finals in Table Tennis with an impressive 3-2 win against China's Miao Zhang. After making history by winning Semi-finals against World Number 2 Borislava Rankovic of Serbia in women's singles Class 4 event, para-athlete wrote ar history by ensuring a medal in Table Tennis at Tokyo Paralympics. 

Bollywood celebrities pour in congratulatory wishes 

para-athlete caught attention of millions of netizens by qualifying into Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Final and potentially becoming first player ever to bring a gold home in Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Along with congratulations, Patel also received wishes for her final match. Actors such as Bhumi Pednekar, Patralekha and more took to ir social media to handle to send ir support to player.

Bhumi Pednekar took to her Instagram story to post an article about Bhavina Patel entering finals. She ded story with a clapping emoji to laud player's feat. Patralekha followed suit and simply wrote, ''Congratulations''. Anushka Sharma was also quick to ackwledge Patel's win as she cheered for athlete by writing, ''You Go Girl''. Arjun Kapoor also shared his enthusiasm by writing, ''Into finals!! Congratulations''

Bhavina Patel's far assured of gold win

Her far, Hasmukhbhai Patel me a statement to ANI on Saturday, August 28, saying that he is assured of a gold medal win by his daughter. He said, "I am very happy today. Bhavina Patel is definitely going to win a gold medal. For last 20 years, she is playing Table Tennis”. player h a Class 4 match today, during which she defeated player Zhang Miao of China with a score of 3-2.

More on Bhavina Patel

Gunning for gold on Sunday, August 29, Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel is currently at World rank 8 and a highly accomplished para-athlete. In a career spanning over 13 years, pdler has entered 28 tournaments out of which she dominated 26. Her collection of medals include five gold, 13 silver, and, eight bronze medals. 

Im Credit: BHUMI PEDNEKAR, PATRALEKHAA'S IG & PTI