Bhavinaben Patel enters quarterfinals of Paralympics TT, becomes first player to do so
Tokyo, Aug 27: 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.
The 34-year-old Indian beat her Brazillian opponent 12-10 13-11, 11-6 in a Round of 16 contest that lasted 23 minutes.
She will meet Borislava Peric Rankovic of Serbia in the quarterfinals later in the day.
Athletes in Class 4 category have fair sitting balance and fully functional arms and hands. Their impairment may be due to a lower spinal-cord lesion or cerebral palsy.
"My strategy was to play more towards the body of my opponent and that was what my coach told me. I executed my plans," Patel said after the match.
"My next opponent is world number two, so I have to really focus on my game and hope to win the match."
Earlier, the Indian had entered the Round of 16 after winning one match and losing the other group game.
She is the only Indian left in the fray in the table tennis competition after compatriot Sonalben Manubhai Patel lost both her group matches on Thursday to bow out.
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Geelani's grandson sacked from govt service for allegedly aiding terrorist activities in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 16: The grandson of Jammu and Kashmir’s separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was terminated from government service on Saturday for allegedly aiding terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The grandson, Anees-ul-Islam, who is the son of Altaf Ahmed Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh, was sacked using special provisions under Article 311 of the Constitution, they said.
In 2016, he was appointed as a research officer in the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre.
