(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.

Scenes from Rio Paralympics

Scenes from Rio Paralympics

Ibrahim Hamadtou, an armless Egyptian table tennis player, tosses the ball using his right foot during a match against Britain's David Wetherill in the preliminaries of the men's singles standings division at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 8, 2016. Hamadtou, 43, lost both arms at the age of 10 in a train accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Armless Egyptian table tennis player at Rio Paralympics

Armless Egyptian table tennis player at Rio Paralympics

Ibrahim Hamadtou (front), an Egyptian armless table tennis player, holds the racket in his mouth to play against Britain's David Wetherill (back) in the preliminaries of the men's singles standings division at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 8, 2016. Hamadtou, 43, who lost both arms at the age of 10 in a train accident, tosses the ball with his right foot to serve. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Armless Egyptian table tennis player at Rio Paralympics

Armless Egyptian table tennis player at Rio Paralympics

Ibrahim Hamadtou, an Egyptian armless table tennis player, holds the racket in his mouth to play against Britain's David Wetherill in the preliminaries of the men's singles standings division at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 8, 2016. Hamadtou, 43, who lost both arms at the age of 10 in a train accident, tosses the ball with his right foot to serve. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Armless Egyptian table tennis player at Rio Paralympics

Armless Egyptian table tennis player at Rio Paralympics

Ibrahim Hamadtou, an Egyptian armless table tennis player, tosses the ball using his right foot during a match against Britain's David Wetherill in the preliminaries of the men's singles standings division at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 8, 2016. Hamadtou, 43, who lost both arms at the age of 10 in a train accident, plays the sport with a racket held by his mouth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo