Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor
Egyptian table tennis fanatic Ibrahim Hamato lost both arms in an accident when he was only 10 years old.
Instead of giving up his favourite sport he decided to carry on and started practicing with his mouth.
Ibrahim was the guest of honour at the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo recently.
While their he rallied against some of the world’s best players – including world number two Ma Long and former champion Wang Hao.
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15 Responses
OMG that looks so hard and plus thats so sad that he lost both of his arms!
Wow he’s amazing at table tennis
That is so sad that he lost both arms but he kept on going on with what he loved to do
Wow, that just shows you that you can do anything when you work hard.
I can’t imagine how hard it would be if I lost my arms!
That’s really sad that he lost his arms when he was only ten! 🙁
That was amazing!!!!
Amazing!!!
that really sad but also a inspiration !
wow what an awesome player
Wow that’s just incredible that he lost his arms and still carryed on with what he loves
So that shows me that you can do anything if you practice and try your hardest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amazing, how does he do that!even though it’s heart breaking,it’s inspiring.:(
THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
that is so inspiring
Amazing
your amazing
It is awesome how you kept following your dream .
Wow that’s Awsome to do that