Home Tokyo paralympics Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Bhavina Patel enters final Bhavinaben Patel entered the women's singles class 4 event final by defeating China's Zhang Miao 7-11,11-7, 11-4, 9-11,11-8. Team Sportstar 28 August, 2021 06:55 IST Bhavina Patel became the first Indian table tennis player to secure a medal in the Tokyo Paralympics. - Twitter/@ParalympicIndia Team Sportstar 28 August, 2021 06:55 IST Bhavinaben Patel entered the final of Tokyo Paralympics table tennis women's singles class 4 event on Saturday. She defeated China's Zhang Miao 7-11,11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8.By entering the semifinals on Friday, Bhavina secured the first medal for India in Table Tennis in Paralympics and the country's first medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.After losing the first set 7-11, the Indian came back strongly to take the second 11-7 by winning six points on her own serve. The third set saw a comprehensive win by Bhavina with a scoreline of 11-4. The Indian took the early lead at the beginning of the set, helping her win by a huge margin.However, Bhavina lost the fourth set before the Indian made another brilliant comeback in the deciding set to clinch a spot in the final. Tokyo Paralympics 2020, Day 4 updates: Rakesh Kumar enters pre-quarterfinal, Bhavinaben Patel reaches TT finals "This is a big achievement as everyone says beating China is very difficult but I have proved today nothing is impossible if you want it from all your heart," Bhavina told ANI. "Tomorrow is my final match and I am preparing for the same. I want everyone to keep praying for me so that I can perform well," she added."If I keep on performing like this, I will definitely win the gold medal. I never thought of reaching the finals and only concentrated on giving my 100 per cent and I did that only," said Bhavina in a Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) video."And when you give your 100 per cent you can win a medal. I am mentally ready for the finals and I just want to give my 100 per cent," she added.The Indian would be facing another Chinese opponent, Zhou Ying, a player she had lost to in the group stages in the final on Sunday. Tokyo Paralympics Know your sport: Swimming, shooting, archery and powerlifting Tokyo Paralympics Know Your Sport: Badminton, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Canoeing ArcheryIndian archer Rakesh Kumar defeated Hong Kong's Ngai Ka Chuen 144-131 to win his 1/16 elimination match of men's individual compound event.However, his fellow compatriot S.S Swami went down 139-142 against Matt Stutzman of the USA in the individual compound open 1/16 elimination round.With this win, Rakesh will face Slovakia's Marian Marecak, who had finished 14th in the ranking round, in the men's individual compound 1/8 elimination round on August 31. (With inputs from ANI) Read more stories on Tokyo paralympics. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :