Para table tennis
Para table tennis is played under the ordinary Laws of Table Tennis, with a few provisions for wheelchair players. Players compete in eleven sport classes: 1 to 5 seated, 6 to 10 standing and 11 for intellectual impairment. A wheelchair player loses the point if the back of the thigh leaves the seat when striking.
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How long
Matches under the Laws of Table Tennis, in eleven sport classes
Lengths are from the rule book.
The big events, and why they matter
- 1Paralympic Games (para table tennis)The top title in para table tennis; India won its first medal here in 2021.Every 4 years · Holder: Paris 2024, 31 events: China 11 golds
- 2ITTF World Para ChampionshipsThe sport's own world title.Every 2 years (to check) · Holder: South Korea the most golds
India
Bhavina Patel's silver in the women's individual class 4 at Tokyo 2020 is India's one Paralympic medal in the sport [the Paralympic page].
- Para table tennis at the Paralympic Games: 1 silver: Bhavina Patel, women's individual class 4, Tokyo 2020
- World Para Table Tennis Championships: Not in the saved all-time medal count
Countries to know
India and the nations that have done best, biggest titles first.
- IndiaPara table tennis at the Paralympic Games: 1 silver (latest 2020)
- ChinaPara table tennis at the Paralympic Games: 86 golds, 37 silvers, 26 bronzes (latest 2024); World Para Table Tennis Championships: 4 golds (latest 6)
- FrancePara table tennis at the Paralympic Games: 36 golds, 46 silvers, 58 bronzes (latest 2024); World Para Table Tennis Championships: 1 gold (latest 2)
- West GermanyPara table tennis at the Paralympic Games: 42 golds, 26 silvers, 28 bronzes (latest 1988)
- South KoreaPara table tennis at the Paralympic Games: 29 golds, 38 silvers, 45 bronzes (latest 2024); World Para Table Tennis Championships: 2 golds (latest 8)
- Great BritainPara table tennis at the Paralympic Games: 26 golds, 33 silvers, 50 bronzes (latest 2024)
Who runs it
| Rules made by | International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Statutes 2026, with the Laws of Table Tennis |
| International federation | International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) |
| In India | The Paralympic Committee of India is on the MYAS list for 2026; which body runs para table tennis in India is not checked. The Table Tennis Federation of India's recognition was suspended in August 2026 |
Searched 2026-10-20; no Indian body for this para sport was found beyond the PCI.
Where and when it is played
The big events: the Paralympic Games every four years and the ITTF World Para Championships.