Tokyo Paralympics: Bhavinaben Patel assures India of 1st medal

Bhavinaben Patel was the newsmaker of the day for India in the Tokyo Paralympics. The Indian paddler defeated the three-rank higher players to reach the semi-final.

"A stellar match @BhavinaPatel6 !! Star-struck Not only have you made history by becoming 1st #IND woman to reach @Paralympics."

"#TableTennis semifinal, you did this at your maiden Games defeating an experienced #Paralympics medalist & World no. 2!! Keep this momentum going Party popperStar-struck #Praise4Para," Paralympic India tweeted.

Bhavina will next face China's Miao Zhang in the women's Table Tennis semifinals.