Tokyo Paralympics | Paddler Bhavinaben Patel advances to round of 16

This was her first win in the tournament as she was blanked 0-3 by world number one Chinese paddler Zhou Ying in the opening round on Wednesday.

Ace Indian paddler Bhavinaben Patel progressed to the Round of 16 in the women's singles Class 4 table tennis event with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Great Britain's Megan Shackleton at the Tokyo Paralympics here on Thursday, August 26, 2021. The 34-year-old Indian dispatched Shackleton, the world world no. 9, 11-7, 9-11, 17-15, 13-11 in contest that lasted 41 minutes. Competing in the do-or-die match, the world no. 12 Indian started on a dominant note, clinching the first game in just eight minutes but Shackleton made a strong recovery to take the second.