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India's Achanta Sharath Kamal and China's Liu Shiwen were elected as joint International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Athletes' Commission chairs ahead of the ITTF Summit in Amman, Jordan on Friday.It is the first time that the ITTF Athletes' ...

BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- China Liu Shiwen and India Sharath Kamal Achanta were elected as joint International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Athletes Commiss

Star Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal has become the first player from the country to get elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).Sharath got 187 votes, the second-highest number, behind ...

India’s Bhavina Patel and Australia’s Yang Qian, alongside the host nation’s Jack Hunter-Spivey emerged the players to strike gold as the first titles in the Para events at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham were decided on Saturday 6th August. Gold medallist and there was one notable common factor, all had secured medals just under a […]

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Germany's four-time Paralympic champion Markus Rehm has called for more joint competitions featuring athletes and Para athletes to be held.

By Jia Li, ITTF Foundation Communication Coordinator Catia da Silva Oliveira What happens when the path you choose is no longer accessible? The promising footballer turned Para table tennis player Catia da Silva Oliveira might have an answer. At the age of 14, Oliveira was a rising young football star in Brazil. By October 2007, […]

After a 10-medal haul on day one, Australia’s wheelchair rugby team faces a crucial match against France while the women’s wheelchair basketball outfit is staring down an early exit after 0-2 start.

ADVERTISEMENT The ‘para’ in Paralympics stands for parallel. Thats because the Paralympic and Olympic games run side by side. Each take the same dedication, motivation, training, as each other. They are equal.  Well, in theory.  There are many reasons Paras differ from Olympians, and one of them is funding. Paras are vastly under sponsored and under represented when it comes to commercial agreements and mainstream media. Even within sporting bodies, it is common for Para athletes to recei...

Tokyo athletes in limbo as hundreds of Australians struggle to arrange for qualifying tournaments SatSaturday 13 Penny Smith is determined to make her rural hometown proud at the Tokyo Olympics. ( Share Print text only Cancel Australia plans on sending one of its largest ever away team of athletes to the Toyko Games this year, but there is just one problem — there are no competitions available for them to qualify. Key points: To date, only 78 athletes have secured a spot on the national team ...