International Paralympic Table Tennis Comes to Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, USA December 27 – 31, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships to be held at Mayor Daley’s Holiday Sports Festival in December 2007

Chicago, IL – June 20, 2007 – International excitement is building for the 2007 U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships to be held December 27-31 in Chicago, Illinois. As the 3rd straight year that an international table tennis competition for disabled athletes will be held in the United States, the Organizing Committee looks to build upon the success of the 2005 and 2006 events, both held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“The feedback from participants in last year’s event was just tremendously positive,” notes Jennifer Johnson a member of the 2007 Organizing Committee and herself a Paralympic table tennis gold medalist. “We’re excited by the change of venue [to McCormick Place in Chicago] and we’re working to make the 2007 competition even better than 2006.”

More than 100 disabled table tennis athletes from around the world are expected to compete, included among them several Paralympians and Paralympic medalists. A showcase for diversity and inclusion, the U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships will be a welcome addition to the Killerspin Holiday Open, an annual, USA table tennis-sanctioned competition, itself a part of Mayor Daley’s Holiday Sports Festival. Held each December, the Festival features more than 40 different sports and activities and an expected attendance of 85,000 people over its 3 day run.

About the Organizing Committee

The organizing committee brings a wealth of table tennis event experience and a passion for the sport of table tennis to the planning effort. Its members include: Jennifer Johnson, Co-Chair of the USA Table Tennis Disabled Athlete’s Committee and a Paralympian, David Del Vecchio, Treasurer of the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) and Ed Hogshead, Treasurer of USA Table Tennis (USATT).

About Killerspin

Killerspin was built to bring youth and innovation to one of the world’s most beautiful sports, table tennis. The Chicago-based firm produces premium-quality table tennis equipment, sports apparel and media. Killerspin was built to serve the table tennis player. www.killerspin.com

For more information or if you are interested in assisting with the event, please contact:

Jennifer Johnson at (914) 879-5184, email johnsonjennifer@yahoo.com

David Del Vecchio (434) 409-8640, email ddelvecc@gmail.com