PARA TABLE TENNIS NEWS

Nominees named for 2015 para table tennis awards
Three male and three female athletes are in the running for the ITTF’s year-end honours.

No. 36 Valera, Rosenmeier battle for European crown
Defending world champion Alvaro Valera and defending European champion Peter Rosenmeier go into five sets for the regional title.

Swedish Paralympic Committee gives green light to athletes for the Rio 2016
Two players and one team were confirmed by the National Paralympic Committee to represent Sweden at the upcoming Paralympics.

Recapping the month in para-sport: October 2015
The biggest IPC Athletics World Championships came to a close in October.

Vejle 2015: Denmark leave with gold
The host nation did not disappoint on the final day of the Para-Table Tennis European Championships.

Vejle 2015: Denmark, Great Britain among the teams advancing
The first day of group, team stages of the para-table tennis Europeans wrapped up.

Vejle 2015: Valera, Partyka win European titles
Spain’s Alvaro Valera took gold in the men’s class 6 single; Poland’s Natalia Partyka took the crown in the women’s class 10.

Vejle 2015: No. 1 Didukh stands his ground
The Ukrainian held off No. 2 Thomas Bouvais to advance in the men’s class 8 at the Para-Table Tennis European Championships.

Vejle 2015: Denmark’s Rosenmeier advances
Home favourite Peter Rosenmeier is among those who won his match on day one of the para-table tennis Europeans.

Preview: 2015 ITTF Para-Table Tennis European Championships
Competition kicks off on 12 October in Vejle, Denmark.

IWAS World Games wraps up in Sochi
The event featured the debut of para-taekwondo after the MOU signing between IWAS, WTF.

Rosenmeier aims to defend European title
The Danish para-table tennis player has yet to win consecutive titles at major events.

What to watch: October 2015
One of the biggest para-sporting events takes place this month with the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Vejle marks under a month until Para-Table Tennis Euros
Ticket sales have opened for the event, which will feature more than 200 athletes across the region competing for European titles.

Paovic looks to turn world title into Paralympic gold
The table tennis class 6 world champion is preparing to add Paralympic champion to her resume.

Paralympic powerhouses look to extend dominance at Rio 2016
Dutch tennis players and Brazilian footballers among those who have stayed atop the podium – for a long time.

‘Smash Down Barriers’ to open doors in Oceania
The programme was aimed to make table tennis an inclusive sport for both able-bodied and para-athletes, especially in Kiribati.

ITTF opens bids for 2017 World Team Championships host
For the first time, the World Championships will be split between team and individual events.

Toronto 2015: Day three preview
“Medal Monday” will see gold medals awarded in 64 different events, more than any other day of the Parapan American Games.

Toronto 2015 preview: Table tennis
Brazil led the medals table in 2011, but the competition is far more open in 2015.