Rafał Czuper - silver medal for Poland at the Paralympic Games in Rio 201617th medal won for Poland
Rafał Czuper - silver medal for Poland at the Paralympic Games in Rio 201617th medal won for Poland this Paralympic Games came on Tuesday, September 13th. Rafał Czuper, after winning nearly every set in tournament, reached final where he lost 1:3 to Fabien Lamirault from France. But silver medal was enough to make him happy. It’s a great motivation to become even better, and win that gold in Tokio - he said.Also, this is first polish medal in table tennis won by a wheelchair user. Czuper lost use of his legs in accident, and 5 years ago started training, quickly becoming one of the best players in the world. His great adventage? - high loops, called in polish sport slang balony, where he sends the ball high and it lands just behind the net - very hard to defend. You can watch the game here, under Rafał Czuper’s entry. -- source link
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