(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou of Egypt serves during the table tennis men's singles class 6 group E match at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 27, 2021. Egyptian table tennis player Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou, who lost both his arms during a childhood train accident, found his way to play table tennis by holding the racket with his mouth and serving by flicking the ball up with his right foot. He won the runner-up in an Africa table tennis event and was qualified for both Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou plays against South Korea's Park Hong Kyu in the group round of the men's table tennis singles class 6 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou plays against South Korea's Park Hong Kyu in the group round of the men's table tennis singles class 6 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou plays against South Korea's Park Hong Kyu in the group round of the men's table tennis singles class 6 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou plays against South Korea's Park Hong Kyu in the group round of the men's table tennis singles class 6 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou plays against South Korea's Park Hong Kyu in the group round of the men's table tennis singles class 6 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou plays against South Korea's Park Hong Kyu in the group round of the men's table tennis singles class 6 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou plays against South Korea's Park Hong Kyu in the group round of the men's table tennis singles class 6 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Tokyo Paralympics: Table Tennis

Egypt's Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou plays against South Korea's Park Hong Kyu in the group round of the men's table tennis singles class 6 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.