Paralympian Ibrahim Hamadtou uses his foot to hold ball, mouth to hold paddle in Paralympics after losing both arms in a tragic train accident at 10 years old.
He played South Korean Park Hong Kyu on Wednesday in Tokyo ... and lost in straight sets. But, that doesn't begin to tell the story ... his will and determination inspired people across the world.
The Egyptian -- who also competed in Rio in 2016 -- lost both his arms in a train accident when he was 10 years old."I was in the club where I was officiating a match between two of my friends," Hamadtou told the International Table Tennis Federation. "They disagreed on a point when I counted the point in favor of one of them the other player told me, do not interfere as you will never be able to play. It was that statement that fired me up to decide to play table tennis."
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