Table Tennis

Governed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), table tennis has appeared at every single Paralympic Games since Rome 1960.

HISTORY OF PARA TABLE TENNIS

Table tennis was included in the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960 and is now estimated to have more than 40 million competitive players and millions of recreational players.

Para table tennis is the third largest Paralympic sport in terms of athlete numbers and is practiced in more than 100 countries. The sport is governed by the International Table Tennis Federation through the International Para Table Tennis Committee (IPTTF).

Athletes from all physical impairment groups, aside from the vision impaired, can compete in standing or sitting classes. Intellectually impaired athletes can also compete.

Men and women can participate in individual, doubles or team events. Matches consist of five sets of 11 points each and are played in a best-of-five format.

There are 11 classes, grouped as wheelchair (TT1-5), standing (TT6-10) and intellectual impairment (TT11).

The wheelchair and standing classes are distinguished by the ability of the player to have sitting/standing balance and hand function (wheelchair classes).

ELIGIBLE IMPAIRMENT TYPES
Impaired muscle power
Athetosis
Impaired passive range of movement
Hypertonia
Limb deficiency
Ataxia
Leg length difference
Short stature
Intellectual impairment