Sonalben Patel

India's para table tennis player sonalben patel lost against Lee Mi-gyu of South Korea in Group D of women's singles -- Class 3 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday. Mi-gyu defeated Sonalben 3-1 (10-12, 11-5, 11-3, 11-9) and the entire match lasted for just 30 minutes.

India's Bhavina Patel cruised to the women's singles class 3-5 para table tennis final and assured herself of a medal at the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.

Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist in table tennis Bhavina Patel is determined to do one better against her Chinese opponents at Paris Paralympics starting on August 28, saying they are not invincible.

Indian para table tennis players Bhavinaben Patel and sonalben patel exited the women's doubles WD 10 competition after a 1-3 quarterfinal defeat to South Korea at the Paralympics in Paris. The match lasted 39 minutes. Bhavinaben and Sonalben will now focus on their singles, with Bhavinaben in class 4 and Sonalben in class 3.

Gujarat duo of Bhavina Patel and sonalben patel will lead India's charge in table tennis at the Tokyo Paralympic Games beginning August 25.

The Paris 2024 Paralympics will see para table tennis events from August 29 to September 7 at South Paris Arena 4. India is represented by Bhavinaben Patel and sonalben patel, who advanced directly to the next stage in the women's doubles W10 event. The competition includes singles and team events in 11 impairment-based classes.

Indian paddler Sonalben Manubhai Patel suffered a close defeat against China's Qian Li by 3-2 in her opening match of Group D in women's singles - class 3 here at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Table 5 on Wednesday.

As many as 54 athletes from India will be competing in 9 sports disciplines including Archery, Athletics (Track and Field), Badminton, Swimming, Weightlifting among others. This is the biggest-ever contingent India has sent to any Paralympics. All 54 athletes are part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) scheme, as per the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Sreeshankar clinched the silver medal in the men's long jump final with a mark of 8.08m, becoming the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal in long jump. Para-powerlifter Sudhir won India's first gold in the event at the Commonwealth Games. So far, India has won 20 medals and is at the seventh position on the medals tally in Birmingham.

India announced its largest-ever contingent for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, featuring 84 athletes including 32 women. The team will compete in 12 sports, adding para-cycling, para-rowing, and blind judo. Medalists from Tokyo 2020, where India won 19 medals, will return, including Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil.

Bhavinaben Patel on Friday became the first Indian table tennis player to enter the Paralympic quarterfinals with a dominating win over Joyce de Oliveira of Brazil in the women's singles Class 4 event at the Tokyo Games here.

Lovepreet Singh won a bronze in men's 109 kg on Wednesday to continue the country's medal rush in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The 24-year-old from Punjab lifted a total of 355 kg, including a new national record of 192 kg in clean and jerk, to finish third on the podium.

Have you ever wondered how the athletes with similar physical impairments are clubbed together, so that they can compete in a certain sport, without anyone in the field having a physical advantage over others? Have you wondered what the numbers are next to the para-athletes' names?

Harvinder Singh notched up India's maiden archery gold in the Asian Para Games by finishing on top in the men's individual recurve event, while the country also picked up three silver and four bronze medals on day 5 of the competitions.

Saturday, August 6 was the best outing for Team India in Birmingham, with the contingent collecting as many as 14 medals on the ninth day of competition.

Avani Lekhara did not enter the final in the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics. India's athletes will compete in various sports, including para badminton, shooting, athletics, rowing, archery, and table tennis today, striving to boost the nation's overall medal count at the competition.

India will be sending its largest-ever team of 84 athletes to the Paris 2024 Paralympics. This includes 32 women athletes participating in 12 sports, with para-cycling, para-rowing, and blind judo as new additions. The Indian team aims to excel following their best-ever performance at Tokyo 2020.

Sunday, August 7, was the best outing for Team India, with the contingent collecting as many as 15 medals, including 5 golds on the tenth day of competition. Team India have so far won 55 medals, which include 18 gold, 15 silver and 22 bronze.

Shooter Avani Lekhara clinched her second straight Paralympic gold in the women's 10m air rifle event, with compatriot Mona Agarwal winning bronze at the Paris Paralympics. Runner Preethi Pal achieved her personal best to earn a bronze medal in Women's 100m - T35. India's Day 2 schedule showcases a variety of para sports competitions.

Team India finished fourth on the medals tally, behind Australia (178 medals), England (176 medals) and Canada (92 medals). Overall, Indian athletes won 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals, for a total of 61 medals.

India's Sudhir created history as he claimed the gold medal in men's heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games. Murali Sreeshankar clinched a silver in men's long jump event to give India a second medal in athletics at the CWG 2022.

Vinesh Phogat pounced on her rivals to complete a hat-trick of CWG gold medals while Ravi Dahiya too went unchallenged as Indian wrestlers wrapped up their campaign with a rich haul of 12 medals on Saturday.

India's Bhavina Patel cruised to the women's singles class 3-5 para table tennis final and assured herself of a medal at the Commonwealth Games on Friday.