Thai Para Table Tennis Team Trains at Pattaya Worlds Venue
Thailand's national para table tennis team held its first on-site training session at the PEACH Convention Center in Pattaya ahead of the ITTF World Para Table Tennis Championships 2026, which runs from November 13–19. The 9th edition of the quadrennial event features over 334 athletes from around the world competing for 37 gold medals, with full gender parity for the first time. Thai athletes are fine-tuning their game under intense coaching as they aim to excel on home soil.
The Thai national para table tennis team held its first training session on the actual competition court ahead of the ITTF World Para Table Tennis Championships Pattaya 2026, which Thailand is honored to host from November 13–19, 2026, at the PEACH Convention Center, Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pattaya, Chonburi. The athletes trained to adjust their vision, familiarize themselves with the lighting, floor surface, and ball bounce on the official tables before the opening matches officially begin tomorrow (Friday, November 13).
Training was intense and energetic, with coaches emphasizing stroke rhythm, serve and receive drills, and coordination in doubles and mixed doubles, amid a determined atmosphere as every Thai athlete aims to perform their best in front of home supporters as hosts.
This 9th edition of the quadrennial World Championships makes history as the first with full gender parity. Over 334 elite para paddlers from around the world will compete for 37 gold medals across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in wheelchair (classes 1–5), standing (classes 6–10), and intellectual impairment (class 11) categories.
The public is invited to cheer on the Thai national para table tennis team from November 13–19 at the PEACH Convention Center in Pattaya, Chonburi, or follow live broadcasts and results via the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) official channels.
