Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] in Rio took place in September 2016. 276 athletes – 174 men and 102 women – are scheduled to compete in 29 events. Table tennis events have been held at the Paralympics since the first Games in Rome in 1960.[2] Team events will feature contests consisting of one doubles and two singles matches.
Events
Twenty-nine events will be contested. The events are men's and women's team and individual competitions for the various disability classifications.