Find out all you need to know about the Paralympic sport of table tennis, including the history, rules, classification and equipment.<br /><br />For more info go to: http://www.paralympic.org/table-tennis<br /><br />Like us: www.facebook.com/paralympics<br />Follow us: www.twitter.com/paralympics<br /><br /><br /><br />Table tennis was included in the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960 and is now practiced by athletes in more than 100 different countries.<br /><br />Athletes from all physical impairment groups, aside from the visually impaired, are allowed to compete in standing or sitting classes. Intellectually impaired athletes can also compete.<br /><br />Men and women can participate in individual, doubles or team events, and matches consist of five sets of 11 points each, and are played in a best-of-five format.
