Video of The Week - Armless Egyptian Man Masters Ping-Pong!

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An Egyptian man is inspiring millions of people around the world with his ping pong prowess. However it is not just his top-notch skills they are admiring, but also, the way he plays the game - By holding the paddle with his mouth, because Ibrahim Hamato happens to have no arms!

Hamato says that when he lost his arms in an accident at the age of 10, he had no choice but to find another way to play his favorite sport - Of course, the thought of giving it up, which is what most people would have done, never occurred to the amazing man!

Over the years, he has become so good that he was recently invited to compete at the ZEN-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships which took place in Tokyo, Japan, from April 28th to May 5th. Though the 41-year-old did not medal, he was thrilled to fulfill his life-long dream of playing against some of the world's most elite ping pong players. As Hamato says, 'Nothing is impossible as long as you work hard'!

Resources: mashable.com, wired.com

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639 Comments
  • Diamond cutie over 8 years
    OMG PING PONG🐼😱😱
    • soldier13
      soldier13over 8 years
      So amazing I love ping pong
      • jangofett
        jangofettover 8 years
        NOTHING IS IMPOSIBLE
        • navy
          navyalmost 9 years
          Wow😱😱
          • Unknown almost 9 years
            He is soooo good at table tennis! 😀😀😀😀😀😀
            • beachdog
              beachdogalmost 9 years
              AWESOME he is so,so,so,so,so,so good
              • aphpiri
                aphpiriabout 9 years
                At first I though it said "Pong", a.k.a. the first video game.XD
                • wildizy
                  wildizyabout 9 years
                  i wana try that but i cant do well with my arms so i dont tink using my mouth will help eather lol
                  • faithst
                    faithstabout 9 years
                    Amazing! He is very good at playing even though he has no arms.
                    • sweetpanda
                      sweetpandaabout 9 years
                      I am very sad for him:(.He also has really good skills :)!!!