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Asian Para Games: Baby Sahana Ravi Wins Historic Bronze In Women’s Singles Class 9

India’s Baby Sahana Ravi clinched a historic bronze medal in the women’s singles Class 9 para table tennis event at the Asian Para Games, securing India’s first-ever medal in the standing category.

Sahana lost 0-3 to China’s Mao Jingdian in the semi-final but secured a place on the podium with her bronze-medal finish.

Hailing from Hosur, Tamil Nadu, Sahana began playing table tennis in 2014 while studying in Class 5. A year later, she joined Coronation Club under her first coach, Raj Aravindan Alagar, who nurtured her passion for the sport.

She discontinued regular schooling after Class 9 and continued her education through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), dedicating six to eight hours daily to training.

Sahana made her senior multi-sport debut at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and finished fifth at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.

In September 2022, she moved to Chennai’s SDAT-AKG Table Tennis Development Centre, where she trains under Muralidhar Rao, former coach of Achanta Sharath Kamal.

She later won gold at the 2024 World Abilitysport Youth Games and the 2025 Youth Asian Para Games in Dubai. Her parents have consistently supported her ambition of becoming a Paralympian.

India’s medal tally in women’s singles para table tennis grew further as Prachi Andhare won bronze in Class 6 after losing 0-3 to Egypt’s Al-Dayyeni in the semi-final.

Earlier, Sonalben Patel secured bronze in Class 3, losing to South Korea’s Yoon Jiyu 7-11, 5-11, 6-11.

Paralympic medallist Bhavina Patel claimed bronze in the women’s singles Class 4-5 after losing 7-11, 5-11, 7-11 to China’s Zhang Bian.

FOUR BRONZE MEDALS FOR INDIA IN PARA TABLE TENNIS AT ASIAN PARA GAMES! 🇮🇳

🥉 Sonalben Patel – Class 3
🥉 Bhavina Patel – Class 4–5
🥉 Prachi Pandey – Class 6
🥉 Baby Sahana Ravi – Class 9 https://t.co/3QHL6Tz0jv

— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) October 20, 2026

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