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PHOTOS: Egyptian table tennis player wows Tokyo Paralympics

August 27, 2021. Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou of Egypt in action against Chao Chen of China REUTERS

Although Egyptian table tennis player Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou failed to win a medal, he has become one of the most uplifting stories at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

At the Paralympics full of stories of athletes who have overcome limitations to compete at the highest level, Hamadtou, who lost both his arms during a childhood train accident, stands apart, holding the racket with his mouth and serving by flicking the ball up with his right foot.

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