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International Paralympic Table Tennis Comes to Chicago
// June 20, 2007
CHICAGO – International excitement is building for the 2007 U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships to be held Dec. 27-31 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. As the third straight year that an international Paralympic table tennis competition will be held in the United States, the organizing committee looks to build upon the success of the 2005 and 2006 events, both held in Las Vegas.
“The feedback from participants in last year’s event was just tremendously positive,” said Jennifer Johnson, six-time Paralympian and member of the 2007 Organizing Committee. “We’re excited by the change of venue and we’re working to make the 2007 competition even better than 2006.”
More than 100 disabled table tennis athletes from around the world are expected to compete, included among them several Paralympians and Paralympic medalists. A showcase for diversity and inclusion, the U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships will be a welcome addition to the Killerspin Holiday Open, an annual USA Table Tennis-sanctioned competition, itself a part of Mayor Daley’s Holiday Sports Festival. Held each December, the Festival features more than 40 different sports and activities and an expected attendance of 85,000 people over its three-day run.
For more information, or if you are interested in assisting with the event, please contact:
Jennifer Johnson at (914) 879-5184 or johnsonjennifer@yahoo.com
David Del Vecchio (434) 409-8640 or ddelvecc@gmail.com
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