PARA TABLE TENNIS NEWS

European Para Youth Games 2015 logo

The event between 16-19 July 2015 will feature competition in athletics, boccia, swimming, table tennis and sitting volleyball

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The public has until Thursday 9 April to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.

South Korea struck gold on Saturday (21 March) at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool by beating Sweden, 4-2

Catch-up on an extremely busy month for para-sport with events taking place in both winter and summer sports.

Vadym Kubov of Ukraine competes at the 2015 Para Table Tennis Lignano Master Open

Ukraine’s para table tennis players win six gold medals to top the medals table at the Lignano Master Open.

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After winning the world title last year, the Brits says he has another dream to achieve

Will Bayley

Reigning world champion Will Bayley will start the season at the National Championships in Bristol before heading to Italy for the Lignano Master Open.

Opening Ceremony of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

The third month of the year will see the winter sports season come to a close and a number of summer sports get underway.

Will Bayley

Training camps, partnerships and matches against Olympic counterparts are all part of the British masterplan for success at Rio 2016.

Sandra Paovic of Croatia

The Croatian world number one class six player has had two years to remember on the para-table-tennis circuit.

Natalia Partyka of Poland

Who are the six athletes to look out for as we edge closer to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games?

The winners of the 2014 ITTF Star Awards.

In Dubai, UAE, Alvaro Valera and Sandra Paovic were named the male and female para-table tennis stars for 2014.

Melissa Tapper

Six athletes and one coach from para-table tennis have been shortlisted for the awards which will be presented on 7 January 2015

Sandra Paovic wins para table tennis world championships

Fighting back from a life-threatening accident, Croatia’s Sandra Paovic won the women’s class 6 title at the 2014 ITTF Para-Table Tennis World Championships.

Juan Antonio Samaranch and Bob Steadward signing the first IPC/IOC agreement

Para-table tennis player became global YouTube sensation after a video of him playing the sport using his mouth to hold the racket went viral.

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Defending Parapan champion Cristian Dettoni amongst the line-up

Brazil's Number 10 Ricardinho

Brazilian Paralympic Committee announce names of six athletes in the running for best athlete of the year.

Will Bayley

Para-athletes from table tennis, wheelchair tennis and alpine skiing nominated.

Anna-Carin Ahlquist

The annual awards aim to recognise and celebrate the stars of table tennis, with two awards dedicated to para-athletes.

Urko Egea Zabalza - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games - Para Snowboarding

The new IPC anti-doping code has been published, Australia are set to host the first ever integrated table tennis tournament and more.

Melissa Tapper

The 2015 ITTF Oceania Cup and Para-Table Tennis Championships will integrate able-bodied and para-athletes together and offer athletes the chance to qualify for Rio 2016 directly.