Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics will held in the Peking University Gymnasium from September 7 to September 15.
Classfication
Players are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows players to compete against others with a similar level of function. Table tennis has ten numbered classes, with lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability. Classes one through five compete in wheelchairs and classes six through ten compete while standing.
Events
Twenty-four events will be contested. The events are men's and women's team and individual competitions for the various disability classifications.
Women's events
References
* cite web
title = Schedules and Results - Table Tennis
publisher = The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
url = http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/TT.shtml
accessdate = 2008-09-10
External links
* [http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn Offical Site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics]
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