September 4, 2008
2008 Paralympic Games
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The Table Tennis competition schedule for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing is September 7th to September 16th. Paralympic Games: Table Tennis Schedule |
According to the International Paralympic Committee: Table Tennis was included in the first Paralympic Games in 1960 and is practiced in 2008 by athletes from more than 100 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 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) through the ITTF Para Table Tennis Committee. The rules of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) apply to the Paralympic Table Tennis competitions with slight modifications regarding the serve rules for athletes competing in a wheelchair.
Athletes representing the United States in the table tennis classes include thirty men and eight women, including the 2007 Para Pan-American Games Gold Medalist, Mitchell Seidenfeld (USA). Canada's athletes include eight men and two women in the table tennis classes.
Good luck to all North American Paralympic Games Competitors!
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