The Indian padddler Bhavinaben Patel put her country on the map of this sport by defeating World No. 2 Borislava Rankovic Flag of Serbia in straight sets, winning 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, in just 18 minutes, in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, storming to the semi-finals.

Bhavinaben Patel on Friday became the first Indian table tennis player to enter the semifinals at Paralympics. She notched a strong win over World No. 2 Borislava Rankovic Flag of Serbia in the women’s singles Class 4 event at the Tokyo Games.