08-29-2020 12:23 AM - edited 08-29-2020 12:27 AM
As part of our advocacy, #OneAccesibility, we will share information about differently-abled persons and profile one location with accessible trails.
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The Paralympic Games are the most significant sporting event in the World that truly promotes social inclusion, contributing to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities.
Table Tennis has been included in the Paralympic program since the very first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960. It is one of the oldest Paralympic sports.
Paralympic Table Tennis is one of the sports that arose with the aim of integrating people with any kind of motor disability into society.
Nowadays, Table Tennis for athletes with disabilities includes more than 500 thousand players around the world, and about twenty different tournaments in this sport are held annually. Their number is steadily increasing.
Regulations and rules
Athletes with disabilities of all categories, with the exception of the visually impaired, can participate in two categories - standing and sitting. Men and women compete individually, as a pair and as a team. The Paralympic Games program includes two types of competitions - individual and team. The game consists of five games, each played up to 11 points, the winner is the athlete or a pair of athletes who wins three out of five games.
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rules apply to Para Table Tennis competitions with minor changes for wheelchair athletes regarding the inning rules.
The ITTF oversees the International Paralympic Table Tennis Committee (IPTTC), which is affiliated with it.
Classification
Athletes are divided into ten classes, depending on their functionality. There is Class 11 for athletes with an intellectual impairment. The classification is carried out after testing the athlete's motor abilities, assessing his muscle strength and locomotor limitations, as well as balance in the wheelchair and the ability to hold the racket. The smaller the number, the more limited the athlete's movements. In classes 1 - 5, wheelchair athletes compete, in classes 6 - 10 - standing athletes.
Table Tennis has been taking part in sixteen Paralympic Games in a row and, moreover, is the most popular sport of the Paralympic.
Paralympic Movement in Ukraine
Ukraine successfully participated in 6 Summer and 5 Winter Paralympic Games. The Ukrainian Paralympic team first competed in the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta (USA) and has won 1 Golden, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals.
Since that time Ukraine has not missed a single Paralympics. The Ukrainian Paralympic team has won 464 medals in total (374 in Summer Paralympic and 90 in Winter Games).
Paralympic Medals of Ukraine in Table Tennis:
We are proud of our athletes!
Paralympians are Ambassadors of Changes. Outstanding performances of Para athletes inspire and admire the whole world, changing the idea of many people about where the limits of what is possible for human endeavour.
Did you have an opportunity to visit Paralympic Games performances?
What do you know about the Paralympic Movement in your country?
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08-29-2020 12:35 AM
@JaneBurunina Very appreciated. I have found some new things from this writing!
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08-29-2020 12:49 AM
You are very detailed @JaneBurunina about the paralympics games. The post are clear and understandable. I never known about the rules of the Paralympics games before I read this post. Congrats to Ukrainian Disabled Champions so they made a great reputation to Ukraine in this kind of games.and they also inspired the other disabled . Thanks for your concern about those people.
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08-29-2020 06:54 AM
Thank you @ShafiulB for your kind words! Also you could check the list of our other posts Accessibility Uncovered series. I believe you'll like them!
08-29-2020 07:16 AM
I learned a lot about Paralimpic Games and sports when was writing this post. And I was totally impressed by the courage and heroic efforts of Ukrainian Para athletes and Paralympians from other countries! It's unbelievable!
08-31-2020 05:11 PM - edited 08-31-2020 05:13 PM
Thank you @JaneBurunina for sharing about Table tennis in Paralympic games.
Love to know about Ukranian heroes by your post 👍
It's really a informative post in all aspects.
Thank you 🙏
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08-31-2020 08:27 PM
Great post @JaneBurunina really informative,I loved the moment in the video when the winner receives a yellow card haha.
I haven't had the opportunity to visit Paralympic games.
In Mexico it is so sad that athletes don't receive enough support from the government.
09-03-2020 04:47 PM
This is an amazing post @JaneBurunina ! Thanks for sharing this ! It really inspired me to watch this sport ! The details mentioned are intersting! Thanks Jane !
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09-04-2020 03:51 AM
This is a great and insightful article @JaneBurunina. Thank you for sharing.
I wondered how they would pair up competitors but you covered that in the 'Classification' section. Does this mean that a class 2 athlete, for example, can only compete with a fellow class 2 athlete?
09-14-2020 08:46 AM
Hi @LaloPadilla,
Sorry I missed your comment before.
I like this moment in the video as well. Indeed Paralympic athletes are great examples of courage and an uncompromising will to win!