Bhavina Patel begins Asian Para Games with 3-0 win over Kuwait

Asian Para Games Tokyo medallist Bhavina Patel makes winning start

Nagoya: Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Bhavina Patel made a winning start to her Asian Para Games campaign, defeating Kuwait's Ahad Alrasheedi in her opening match in the women's para table tennis competition here on Friday.WINNING START FOR BHAVINA! - India’s Bhavina Patel defeated Ahad Alrasheedi 3-0 in first group stage match!Dominating start at Asian Para Games! pic.twitter.com/B9wkNQbWnx— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) October 16, 2026 Bhavina beat her Kuwaiti opponent 3-0 (11-6 11-3 11-6) in the women's singles Class 4-5 Group A match.Class 4 and Class 5 in para table tennis represent the higher-functioning tiers among wheelchair athletes (Classes 1–5), where players have varying degrees of sitting balance and core or arm control.Asian Para Games 2026: India Ready For Medal Charge In Aichi-Nagoya As Continental Showpiece Begins Baby Sahana Ravi also defeated Vietnam's Thi Hoa Phuong Nguyen 3-0 (11-6 11-5 11-4) in her women's singles Class 9 Group B match.Class 9 in para table tennis is a standing sports class for athletes with mild physical impairments affecting their legs or playing arm, or severe impairments of their non-playing arm.FPJ Exclusive | 'Both To Fight For Gold': Archery Coach Gaurav Sharma Makes Big Statement On Sheetal Devi And Harvinder Singh Ahead Of Asian Para Games Shubham Wadhwa also won his opening men's singles Class 3 group match, defeating Nepal's Keshav Thapa 3-0 (11-6 11-4, 11-9). Class 3 in para table tennis is a wheelchair sport class for athletes who have no sitting balance, minimal trunk control and normal or near-normal arm and hand function.Another Indian para athlete, Jehan Madan, made a bright start, beating compatriot Sandeep Dangi 3-1 (11-8 12-10 10-12 11-6) in men's singles Class 1 group match.Class 1 is the most severe sitting wheelchair class, designated for players who have no sitting balance and a severe reduction of function in their playing arm, typically due to a spinal-cord lesion or polio.(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Bhavina Patel made a winning start to her Asian Para Games campaign, defeating Kuwait's Ahad Alrasheedi in her opening match in the women's para table tennis competition in Nagoya on Friday.