Table Tennis

Kim Young-Gun not focusing on home advantage in Incheon

South Korea’s para-table tennis star Kim Young-Gun is fully focused on claiming his first Asian Para Games title and has earmarked who he feels will be his closest rival.

Two players sat in wheelchair holding trophies on their laps. In the background are two USA flags.

Football 7-a-side

September: The month in sport reviewed

September saw another huge month of para-sport, with numerous World Championships taking place.

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

Table Tennis

‘Nothing is Impossible’ video reaches two million views

The inspirational video, featuring armless Egyptian table tennis star Ibrahim Hamato, has gone viral around the world.

Table Tennis

Para Table Tennis World Championships draws to a close in Beijing

Winners in singles, Chinese duo Zhang Bian and Zhang Miao claim another gold on home soil.

Table Tennis

Paralympic champion Holger Nikelis is aiming for third World Championships gold

German and Swiss delegations arrive in Beijing for World Champs.

Table Tennis

Lin Ma battles injury to fight for third world title

The Chinese class 9 player has had a tough season, but hopes to make a comeback at the 2014 ITTF Para-Table Tennis World Championships in Beijing.

Table Tennis

Weikert becomes new ITTF President

German Thomas Weirkert succeeds Canadian Adham Sharara who has taken up his new role as ITTF President

Boccia

September: What to watch

With three World Championships taking place, September 2014 is set to be another bumper month of para-sport.

Matthew COWDREY, Australia in the butterfly

Sailing

Australia launches Para-Sport Draft

The new initiative by the Australian Paralympic Committee and the Australian Institute of Sport aims to find new para-athletes for a host of sports.

Rio 2016

Rio 2016 announces test event programme

Six Paralympic sports to have dedicated test events between August 2015 and May 2016 in the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Table Tennis

Croatian table tennis duo could challenge in Beijing

After winning singles titles at May’s Slovenian Open in Lasko, the Croatian pair of Sandra Paovic and Andela Muzinic both could be title contenders at September’s ITTF Para Table Tennis World Championships in Beijing, China.

An ice sledge hockey player skates up to his teammate to celebrate.

Para Ice Hockey

Stuart Lieberman: Top 10 Paralympians to interview

The IPC’s Editorial Co-ordinator outlines some of the most insightful, funny and enlightening Paralympians in the world to interview.

Table Tennis

Surprise winners shine at Slovenian Para-Table Tennis Open

Find out who won the men’s and women’s singles events and the team events at the major international competition.

Table Tennis

Nikelis-Davies rivalry to highlight Slovenian Open

Forty top para-table tennis players will compete this week in Lasko, Slovenia.

Table Tennis

ITTF to transition to new leadership

Adham Sharara will become Chairman and Thomas Weikert will take over as President for the sport governing body of table tennis.

Table Tennis

Para-table tennis bridges social gaps in Nepal

ChangeMakers: One Nepalese citizen decided to use para-table tennis as way of raising awareness of para-sport and impairments through a new national association.

Table Tennis

Paralympians honoured at ITTF’s Star Awards

Para-table tennis players Ma Lin of China and Anna-Carin Ahlquist of Sweden were honoured during a night of glitz and glamour.

Archery

Flags raised ahead of Asean Para Games

11 countries set to compete in 12 sports in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Tuesday (14 January).

Table Tennis

ITTF announces nominees for inaugural Star Awards

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced the nominees for the 2013 ITTF Star Awards to be held in Raffles Hotel in Dubai, UAE on 11 January 2014.