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2007 U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships Set for Chicago
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.). more...  

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

> A Pair of Every Kind for U.S. Table Tennis Team at Parapan American Games // USOC Media Services August 15, 2007
> Leibovitz Wins Open Standing Class Gold, Looks Ahead to Class Singles Competition // USOC Media Services August 13, 2007
> International Paralympic Table Tennis Comes to Chicago June 20, 2007
> Eight Athletes Nominated to 2007 U.S. Parapan American Table Tennis Team // U.S. Paralympics April 26, 2007
> Jennifer Johnson Inducted Into Wheelchair Sports USA Hall of Fame
> Gold Medals from Leibovitz, Lo and Nir-Kistler Highlight Day Two of U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships // U.S. Paralympics December 15, 2006
> Leibovitz, Fontaine Earn Gold on Day One of U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships // U.S. Paralympics December 14, 2006
> U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships Set for Las Vegas // USA Table Tennis November 15, 2006
> Leibovitz Finishes Fourth in Men's Open Standing Division at 2006 IPC Table Tennis World Championships // U.S. Paralympics October 1, 2006
> 2006 IPC Table Tennis World Championships Begin Sunday, Sept. 24 // International Paralympic Committee September 20, 2006
> Table Tennis Team in Final Preparation for Worlds August 24, 2006
> Five Table Tennis Athletes to Compete in German Open as World Championships Draw Closer // U.S. Paralympics July 31, 2006
> Leibovitz wins three medals (two gold) at U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships // U.S. Paralympics December 21, 2005
> U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships set for Las Vegas Dec. 13-17 // USA Table Tennis December 5, 2005
> In exalted company // International Table Tennis Federation August 19, 2005
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