PARA TABLE TENNIS NEWS
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Sad passing of Dr. Aart Kruimer
IPC sends its condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Aart Kruimer, one of the world's leading figures in classification.
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ITTF releases promo video for Star Awards
With just one month to go until the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star Awards, find out what to expect.
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No. 27: Rob Davies vaults to table tennis world No. 1
From winning double gold at the European Championships to topping the world rankings, Great Britain’s Rob Davies explains the best year of his life.
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No. 40: China’s Panfeng Feng becomes table tennis star
There’s no better way to follow up London 2012 double-gold than winning another pair of golds at a regional Championships in your home country.
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Australia end table tennis event in dominating fashion
The Australian delegation took all of the team gold medals available on the final day of the 2013 ITTF Oceania Para-Table Tennis Championships.
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Australian trio qualifies for Table Tennis Worlds
Melissa Tapper, James Kwon and Nathan Pellissier all won their singles events at the 2013 ITTF Oceania Regional Para-Table Tennis Championships.
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Oceania Para-Table Tennis event to be streamed live
The ITTF Oceania Para-Table Tennis Championships will feature top players from the region’s 24 delegations.
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Vote now for October’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nominees for the IPC Athlete of the Month award include: Robert Davies, Panfeng Feng, Natascha Hiltrop, Witsanu Huadpradit, Jonas Jacobsson and Seung-Hwan Jung.
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Parapan American Youth Games close in Buenos Aires
More than 600 athletes from 16 countries took part in the event which saw Brazil top the medals table.
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China headline entries for ITTF’s Asian Championships
Seventeen London 2012 Paralympic gold medallists are set to take part in the ITTF Para-Table Tennis Asian Championships in Beijing, China.
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Denmark to host 2015 Para-Table Tennis Euros
Newly crowned European champion Peter Rosenmeier will have the chance to return to his home soil to defend his title.
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Turkey, France haul in table tennis titles
The European Para-Table Tennis Championships came to a close with thrilling action in the team events.
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Kelly van Zon’s loss shakes up Table Tennis Euros
The defending Paralympic, world and European champion lost her opening round singles match, making for a thrilling start to the European Championships.
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European women retain table tennis titles in Italy
Several of the top female table tennis players held onto their European titles, though a lot of the top-ranked men were upset in the final rounds.
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Lignano 2013: Five faces to watch
The ITTF Para-Table Tennis Championships will take place from 27 September – 4 October in Lignano, Italy.
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Holger Nikelis motivated for Euros by past failures
Despite winning at London 2012, Germany’s Holger Nikelis is still looking to regain his men’s Class 1 table tennis European title.
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Sweden’s world No. 1 table tennis player ‘fearless’
Anna-Carin Ahlquist will look to follow-up her Class 3 Paralympic title with a European title later this month in Lignano, Italy.
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Will Bayley heads to Europeans playing his best ever
The 25-year-old British table tennis star gets his inspiration from his mother, who has the same disability as him.
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One year on: Jochen Wollmert starts a family
Germany’s Paralympic table tennis champion talks of his newborn son and his quest for a seventh Paralympics.
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Soo Yong, Wetherill pull surprises at Korea Open
Athletes from South Korea, Great Britain, China and Indonesia made headlines at the Korea Para-Table Tennis Open Championships.