PM Modi, President Kovind wish Bhavina Patel on winning silver medal at Tokyo Paralympics
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind wished para-paddler Bhavina Patel on winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, which is India's first at the event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind led the country in congratulating para-paddler Bhavina Patel who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. The remarkable Bhavina Patel has scripted history! She brings home a historic Silver medal. Congratulations to her for it. Her life journey is motivating and will also draw more youngsters towards sports. #Paralympics Bhavina Patel inspires the Indian contingent and sportslovers winning silver at #Paralympics. Your extraordinary determination and skills have brought glory to India. My congratulations to you on this exceptional achievement. Congratulations to Bhavina Patel for winning the #Silver . India applauds your achievement. You’ve done the nation proud. #TokyoParalympics pic.twitter.com/WcsI64JEFu Bhavina Patel, 34, bagged the silver medal in the women's table tennis C4 category on Sunday after losing to World No. 1 Zhou Ying of China in the gold medal match at the Tokyo Paralympics. This is India's first medal at the event.
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