Para table tennis was first included in the paralympic games in rome in 1960 and is now practiced by para athletes in more than 100 different countries.
Paralympic table tennis rules. How to win in table tennis. Each player gets a chance to serve two times in a row after the first serve of the ball. See also training table restaurant closing.
Table tennis players with an intellectual impairment typically have difficulties with: New tournament in greece added to the 2023 calendar. Table tennis was included in the first paralympic games in rome in 1960.
Athletes from all physical and intellectual impairment groups can play table tennis, however, only eligible standing, sitting and intellectual impairment classes can compete at the paralympic. Para table tennis is a disabled sport which follows the rules set by the international table tennis federation (ittf). Ittf acts as the international federation (if) for the equivalent.
Be a member of an affiliated table tennis ireland club be involved in the sport of table tennis for a minimum period of eight months be minimum of 12 years old athletes who fulfil the criteria. Para table tennis has been part of the paralympic programme since the first games were held in rome in 1960, when only wheelchair athletes competed. Table tennis ipttc rulebook blazesports tabletennisdaily table tennis see also united.
Help us do that with your valuable feedback. Athletes from all physical impairment groups, aside from the. The only requirement that players are supposed to follow is to sit on their.
Errors & penalties in paralympic tennis. Sport class 11 intellectual impairment. Inspection will be conducted in june.