CWG: Para athlete Bhavina Patel storms into TT final, assured of a medal

By Adam D Anglo On Aug 5, 2022

By PTI

BIRMINGHAM: 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.

The Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist thrashed England’s Sue Bailey 11-6 11-6 11-6 to seal her final berth.

The 35-year-old Gujarat paddler will take on Nigeria’s Christiana Ikpeoyi in the final on Saturday.

Sonalben Patel, on the other hand, went down to Ikpeoyi 11-8 6-11 4-11 7-11.

She will now face Bailey in the bronze medal match.

Raj Aravindan Alagar also lost 11-7 8-11 4-11 7-11 to Nigeria’s Nasiru Sule in the men’s 3-5 class semifinal.

He will now cross swords with Nigerian Isau Ogunkunle in the bronze medal play-off on Sunday.

<br /> BIRMINGHAM: 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.</p> <p>The Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist thrashed England’s Sue Bailey 11-6 11-6 11-6 to seal her final berth.</p> <p>The 35-year-old Gujarat paddler will take on Nigeria’s Christiana Ikpeoyi in the final on Saturday.</p> <p>Sonalben Patel, on the other hand, went down to Ikpeoyi 11-8 6-11 4-11 7-11.</p>  <div class="quads-location quads-ad843 " id="quads-ad843" style="float:none;margin:0px 3px 3px 3px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;" data-lazydelay="0">  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7550963679842137" data-ad-slot="4374041191"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script>  </div> <p>She will now face Bailey in the bronze medal match.</p> <p>Raj Aravindan Alagar also lost 11-7 8-11 4-11 7-11 to Nigeria’s Nasiru Sule in the men’s 3-5 class semifinal.</p> <p>He will now cross swords with Nigerian Isau Ogunkunle in the bronze medal play-off on Sunday.<br />

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