The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has eventually included the Lagos Para Table Tennis Open among the Factor 20 events in its calendar for this year. The Valuejet Lagos Para Open is the second para competition that will be organized in the continent this year, after the Egypt Open. ITTF Head of Para, According to Pablo Pérez, stated that the ruling to list the Valuejet Lagos Para Open in its calendar was as a result of the event’s Appraisal by the ITTF team, adding that the experience of the country in organizing continental events was a factor. They invited the ITTF to send an Inspector to watch the event and evaluate the conditions and the conclusions were positive. This is not common at all in para events because now of the LOCs depend on public funding.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2022 04:50 UTC