Nothing is Impossible - Ibrahim Hamato Plays Table Tennis with No Hands
This is the unique story of a man from Egypt who plays table tennis with no hands. He was invited as an honored guest of ITTF President Adham Sharara to visit and enjoy the ZEN-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
In the video, Ibrahim Hamato is shown playing table tennis with Jun Mizutani, rated #9 in the World from Japan; Wang Hao, former World Champion from China; Ma Long, #2 World Ranked from China; and Vladimir Samsonov, t.t. legend from Belarus.
Mr. Hamato began playing at age 10 because he enjoys table tennis so much. He says his biggest success in table tennis is being able to enjoy every point he wins. He says he hopes this video shows people that nothing is impossible as long as you work hard.
In the video, Ibrahim Hamato is shown playing table tennis with Jun Mizutani, rated #9 in the World from Japan; Wang Hao, former World Champion from China; Ma Long, #2 World Ranked from China; and Vladimir Samsonov, t.t. legend from Belarus.
Mr. Hamato began playing at age 10 because he enjoys table tennis so much. He says his biggest success in table tennis is being able to enjoy every point he wins. He says he hopes this video shows people that nothing is impossible as long as you work hard.
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