Russian Paralympians Win 28 Medals at International Table Tennis Competition in Taiwan

From May 17 to 21, the international table tennis competition "ITTF World Para Elite Taipei City 2026" took place in Taipei, Taiwan.

A total of 25 Russian Paralympians participated in the competition. Based on their performance, they won a total of 28 medals — 4 gold, 8 silver, and 16 bronze.

In the singles event, Maxim Nazarkin won a gold medal in class 7, and Anastasia Kostenevich won a gold medal in class 10.

Silver medals were won by Rasul Nazirov in class 2, Elena Tikhonenkova in class 5, and Malyak Aliyeva in class 6.

Bronze medalists included Ivan Karpov in class 10, Yuri Nozdrunov in class 9, Artyom Yakovlev in class 8, Dmitry Lavrov in class 1, Nadezhda Pushpasheva in class 2, Elena Litvinenko in class 8, Gulmira Gonobina in class 6, Olga Gorshkaleva in class 9, and Galina Gorokhovyatchenko in class 7.

In the doubles events, gold medals were won by the pair of Maria Galkina and Alexey Kudryavtsev in class XD22, and Olga Gorshkaleva with Indonesian athlete Komet Akbar in class XD20.

Silver medals were won by the pairs of Maria Galkina and Victoria Minaeva in class WD22, Anastasia Kostenevich and Olga Gorshkaleva in class WD14-20, Rasul Nazirov and Elena Tikhonenkova in class XD7, Anastasia Kostenevich and Taiwanese athlete Lin Chun-Ting in class XD17, and Eva Kuts with Japanese athlete Yagi Katsuo in class XD17.

Bronze medals were won by the pairs of Timur Khusnullin and Maxim Nazarkin in class MD14, Eva Kuts and Safira Fayzutdinova in class WD14-20, Nadezhda Pushpasheva and Elena Tikhonenkova in class WD10, Nadezhda Pushpasheva and Dmitry Chubarov in class XD7, Malyak Aliyeva and Artyom Yakovlev in class XD14, Ivan Karpov and Safira Fayzutdinova in class XD20, and Alexey Kudryavtsev with Hong Kong athlete Leung Chun Yan in class MD22.

The Russian Paralympic Committee congratulates the athletes and coaches on winning their well-deserved awards and wishes them success in future competitions!

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 in singles, doubles, and team events. The Paralympic program includes singles and doubles competitions. A match consists of five games, each played to 11 points, and the winner is the athlete or pair that wins three out of five games. At the XVII Summer Paralympic Games in Paris, France, Russian tennis players won silver and bronze medals.