Ibrahim Hamadtou has amazed viewers by playing oral table tennis at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, after losing both arms at the age of ten. The Paralympic Games, which officially opened on Tuesday, are filled with inspiring athletes who overcome their disabilities in amazing ways, and fans were amazed by Hamadtou's achievement in the sixth grade table tennis qualifiers. Against the opponent from South Korea, Park Hong-ky, the table tennis player from Egypt showed his skills. The sixth grade is open to athletes who can stand but have arm and leg injuries.
Hamadtou has had an impressive career despite losing his arms in a train accident as a child, meaning he controls the table tennis racket with his mouth and kicks the ball to serve. After initially holding the racquet where it was on his arm, Hamadou perfected the technique to hold it with his mouth and managed to win silver medals at the African Championships in 2011 and 2013. As the disabled table tennis star , Hamadou made his debut at the 2016 Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Father, he was 43 years old. Meanwhile, in Tokyo even though he is 48 years old, Hamadou continues to compete against the best athletes in his class. In a previous interview, Hamadou explained that football was the only sport he could play after the accident.
"In our village, at that time we could only play table tennis and football. This is the reason why I played both sports at the same time. At first, it was logical that I only play football because of my case. However, then I took table tennis as a challenge and dedicated myself to it," said Hamadou. "It was quite difficult to play table tennis after the accident and to adapt to this sport. I had to train a lot. I trained every day for three consecutive years until I perfected the technique."
He said that at first he started table tennis only as a hobby, but it was the people who motivated him to take up this sport and participate in the competitions of athletes with disabilities.
"At first, people were surprised to see me playing table tennis. However, later they started to support and encourage me. They were proud of my will and perseverance, so they motivated me to continue and now I am very happy and proud with the sport I have chosen, table tennis", says Hamadou.
However, Hamadou was defeated by South Korean Park, who won 3:0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-9) in sets. The South Korean table tennis player is also a veteran of the scene and one of the best. He won the gold medal at the Asian Paralympic Games in 2014. Park suffered back and neck injuries after an accident in 2005, as a result of which he has impaired movement in his upper and lower body. his. However, the viewers were amazed by the spectacle in the match against the Egyptian Hamadou. They were surprised by his special technique and immediately after the match they reacted with numerous posts on social networks.
"What a talented athlete, more precisely extraordinary", was the post of a fan of the Paralympic Games on the social network "Twitter".
