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Nico Vergeylen
Nico Vergeylen (born 1968) is a retired Belgian para table tennis player who competed in international level events. He was a Paralympic champion, double World silver medalist and six-time European medalist. He has won most of his team titles alongside Marc Ledoux Marc Philippe Ledoux (born 4 March 1986 in La Louvière) is a Belgian Paralympic table tennis player with cerebral palsy. His father, Alain Ledoux, also competed in Paralympic table tennis. Marc Ledoux has won two medals at the 2004 Summer Paral ... and Mathieu Loicq. Vergeylen is now a table tennis coach who trains Florian Van Acker. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vergeylen, Nico 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Sint-Niklaas Paralympic table tennis players for Belgium Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para Table Tennis
Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can take part. Athletes receive classifications between 1-11. Classes 1-5 are for those in wheelchairs and classes 6-10 for those who have disabilities that allow them to play standing. Within those groups, the higher classification means the more function the athlete has. Class 11 is defined for players with an intellectual disability. Classification The roles of classification are to determine eligibility to compete for athletes with disability and to group athletes equitably for competition purposes. Athletes are grouped by reference to functional ability, resulting from their impairment. Sitting classes *Class 1:No sitting balance with severe reduction of function in the playing arm. *Class 2:No sitting balance with reduction of functio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
