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2007 U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships Set for Chicago
U.S. Paralympics // December 19, 2007
The 2007 U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships will take place Dec. 27-30, at McCormick Place in Chicago, in conjunction with the Killerspin Holiday Open. Approximately 200 athletes from 27 countries are registered for the event. Among the U.S. competitors who will be in action in Chicago are Norm Bass (Inglewood, Calif.), Pam Fontaine (Double Oak, Texas), Tahl Leibovitz (Ozone Park, N.Y.), Noga Nir-Kistler (Allentown, Pa.) and Wayne Lo (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
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Ryan Lucas // USOC Media Services // August 18, 2007
Every member of the U.S. Table Tennis Team earned at least one medal at the 2007 Parapan American Games. Two U.S. doubles teams won gold Saturday, ensuring all nine American athletes of an extra workout when dragging their heavier luggage to the airport for the flight home. The team will pack five gold, four silver and two bronze medals into its suitcases when it returns to the states.
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Ryan Lucas // USOC Media Services // August 17, 2007
Doubles teammates are supposed to keep each other from teetering at the table. When the white plastic ball is bouncing the wrong way for one player, the other racket holder must tighten the grip on the paddle. The U.S. Table Tennis doubles players were there for each other Friday at the 2007 Parapan American Games. Every two- or three-athlete U.S. squad climbed from the depths of adversity to the heights of victory.
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Ryan Lucas // USOC Media Services // August 16, 2007
The only difference now is the teammate standing and swinging at their side. Fresh off a six-medal haul in class singles competition, the U.S. Table Tennis Team continued its hunt for neckwear in doubles play at the 2007 Parapan American Games. The four U.S. doubles squads finished a combined 5-2 on the first day of team play. The American men’s class 8 team of Tahl Leibovitz ( Ozone Park, N.Y.) and Wayne Lo ( Sunnyvale, Calif.) picked apart their opponents and finished the day 2-0.
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> In exalted company // International Table Tennis Federation August 19, 2005
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