Winners and Medalists Determined at the ITTF World Para Challenger Lignano 2026 Table Tennis Competition

The ITTF World Para Challenger Lignano 2026 international competitions took place in Lignano, Italy, from March 18 to 21, 2026.

The Russian national team was represented by 8 athletes: Dmitry Lavrov, Elena Litvinenko, Gulmira Gonobina, Dmitry Chubarov, Maria Galkina, Alexey Kudryavtsev, Victoria Minaeva, and Omar Musaev.

Following the results of the competition, the Russian team won 5 medals: 1 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze.

Winners and medalists in the individual events:

• 1st place – Elena Litvinenko (Class 8)
• 3rd place – Dmitry Lavrov (Class 1)
• 3rd place – Gulmira Gonobina (Class 6)
• 3rd place – Maria Galkina (Class 11)

Maria Galkina and Alexey Kudryavtsev won the silver medal in the mixed doubles event.

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

Using materials from the All-Russian Federation of Sports for Persons with Physical Impairments.

Table tennis was first included in the program of the I Paralympic Summer Games in 1960. Athletes with musculoskeletal impairments and intellectual disabilities compete in two categories – sitting (Classes 1–5) and standing (Classes 6–10). Men and women compete individually, in doubles, and in teams. The Paralympic program includes competitions in both singles and doubles events. A match consists of five games, each played to 11 points. The winner is the athlete or pair that wins three out of five games. At the XVII Paralympic Summer Games in Paris (France), Russian table tennis players won silver and bronze medals.