Paralympic table tennis
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Paralympic table tennis is a Paralympic sport which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation
with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from all disability groups
can take part. Athletes receive classifications between 1-10. Class 1-5 are for those with in wheelchairs and class 6-10 for those who have disabilities that allow them to play standing. Within those groups the higher classification means the more function the athlete has. The usual table tennis
rules are in effect with the only rule difference being that the serve must cross the back of the table before it crosses the sides of the table.
International Table Tennis Federation
The International Table Tennis Federation is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.-Founding history:The ITTF was founded in 1926, the nine founding members being Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Sweden and Wales...
with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from all disability groups
Disabled sports
Disabled sports are sports played by persons with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. As many of these based on existing sports modified to meet the needs of persons with a disability, they are sometimes referred to as adapted sports...
can take part. Athletes receive classifications between 1-10. Class 1-5 are for those with in wheelchairs and class 6-10 for those who have disabilities that allow them to play standing. Within those groups the higher classification means the more function the athlete has. The usual table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
rules are in effect with the only rule difference being that the serve must cross the back of the table before it crosses the sides of the table.