24th July 2007 By Jim Beckley
Table tennis for players with a disability has been added to the list of sports for the 2007 UK School Games in Coventry this summer. Youngsters from the following Paralympic classes will compete for individual honours at the Ricoh Arena in August. Classes 1 - 5 combined: wheelchair players
Classes 6 - 10 combined: standing players The addition of this discipline means that of the 8 sports of athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, judo, swimming, table tennis and volleyball, 3 will feature disability events. They are athletics, swimming and table tennis. Steve Grainger, chief executive of the Youth Sport Trust, which is responsible for delivering the UK School Games, said: "The Youth Sport Trust is delighted that table tennis for players with a disability will be included in the UK School Games this year and we are looking forward to welcoming competitors from this discipline at the event in August. The Games are a fantastic opportunity for youngsters to gain experience of a major multi-sport event and we are continuously working to make them as inclusive as possible."
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