New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Bhavina Ben Patel, who won a silver medal in the women's singles of the table tennis event at the Tokyo Paralympics. Yes, and it was during this conversation that he congratulated her. In fact, PM Modi praised Bhavina Ben Patel over the phone and told her that "she has created history.'' At the same time, the PM wished Bhavina all the best for future efforts. Earlier, he tweeted, terming the victory as historic, and said, "It will entice youth to sports.''
PM Modi spoke to #BhavinaPatel and congratulated her on winning the Paralympics Silver medal. PM lauded her efforts and told her that she has scripted history. He wished her the very best for her future endeavours. (file photos) pic.twitter.com/pQOT88JUyc
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In fact, Prime Minister Modi wrote in a tweet on Twitter, "Extraordinary Bhavina Patel has created history. She has won a historic silver medal for the country. Congratulations to her for that. Her life journey is inspiring and will attract the youth to sports.'' On the other hand, after winning a silver medal, Bhavina said, "I am very happy that for the first time in Paralympics, an Indian woman created history by winning a medal in para table tennis for the first time. I thank the coach. My relatives motivated me a lot. I want to dedicate this medal to all my fans and to all the countrymen. Without their cooperation, I could not reach here.''
Let me tell you all that Bhavina Ben is only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games. In fact, before her, Deepa Malik, the current Chairman of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games five years ago with a silver medal in the round throw at the Rio Paralympics.
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