India, Oct. 19 -- Paralympic silver-medallist Bhavina Patel was among the Indian table tennis players who advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Para Games on Monday, ensuring medals in three different classes for the country here.

Prachi battled past Thailand's Kanokporn Phathumchai to enter the last four of the women's Class 6 event, while Sonalben defeated Thailand's Dararat Asayut in Class 3. Bhavina also secured a semifinal berth in Class 4-5 with a win over China's Zhang Miao.

Prachi, who trains at the Sports Authority of India's Centre of Excellence in Gandhinagar and has a neurodegenerative disease, beat Phathumchai 11-5, 11-4, 11-13, 12-10 in her second group match. She finished second in Group A with one win and one loss to a...