24 Russian Paralympians to Compete at International Table Tennis Competitions in Montenegro

From April 29 to May 2, 2026, the international table tennis competition "ITTF World Para Challenger Podgorica 2026" will take place in Podgorica, Montenegro.

More than 230 athletes from 41 countries are expected to take part in the tournament. The competition will feature singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events.

Twenty-four Russian Paralympians will compete for medals:

20 athletes with physical impairments: Malyak Aliyeva (Saratov Region), Dmitry Chubarov (Samara Region), Safira Fayzutdinova (Chelyabinsk Region), Galina Gorokhovatchenko (Republic of Tatarstan), Olga Gorshkaleva (Saint Petersburg), Artyom Yakovlev (Saratov Region), Grigory Isakov (Republic of Khakassia), Ivan Karpov (Chelyabinsk Region), Timur Khusnullin (Chelyabinsk Region), Anastasia Kostenevich (Saint Petersburg), Eva Kuts (Sverdlovsk Region), Dmitry Lavrov (Republic of Bashkortostan), Elena Litvinenko (Saint Petersburg), Maxim Nazarkin (Moscow), Rasul Nazirov (Republic of Dagestan), Yuri Nozdrunov (Moscow Region), Nadezhda Pushpasheva (Udmurt Republic), Evgeny Ryazantsev (Republic of Bashkortostan), Elena Tikhonenkova (Moscow), and Vladimir Toporkov (Sverdlovsk Region),

as well as 4 athletes with intellectual impairments: Maria Galkina (Kurgan Region), Alexey Kudryavtsev (Moscow), Victoria Minaeva (Saint Petersburg), Tatyana Snegireva (Kurgan Region).

Live broadcasts of the tournament will be available on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjmb8SJ3jXkTn3yLPKaNl8HoKLiJMIFee&si=4o4lRG4XFkoF1Kdu

For detailed information about the competition, visit the International Table Tennis Federation website:
https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3431/ITTF-World-Para-Challenger-Podgorica-2026/

Table tennis was first included in the program of the 1st Summer Paralympic Games in 1960. Athletes with physical impairments and intellectual impairments compete in two categories – wheelchair (classes 1–5) and standing (classes 6–10). Men and women compete individually, in pairs, and in teams. The Paralympic program includes individual and doubles events. A match consists of five games, each played to 11 points, and the winner is the athlete or pair who wins three out of five games. At the 17th Summer Paralympic Games in Paris (France), Russian table tennis players won silver and bronze medals.