Table Tennis

Table Tennis was included in the first Paralympic Games in 1960 and is practiced in 2006 by athletes from 104 different countries. Athletes from all disability groups (with the exception of athletes with blindness/visual impairment) participate and compete in Table Tennis in standing and sitting classes. Men and women competing individually, in doubles, as well as in team events. A match comprises five sets of 11 points each and the winner is the player or pair winning three of the five sets. The governing body for Table Tennis is the IPC through the IPC Table Tennis Technical Committee. The rules of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) also apply to the Paralympic Table Tennis competitions with slight modifications regarding the serve rules for athletes competing in a wheelchair.



