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Offic Ia L B U Lletin PARALYMPIC WORLD QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT 3 - 5 June 2021, Laško, Slovenia OFFICIAL OFFICIAL BULLETIN GET CLOSER TO ACTION WITH THE OFFICIAL PARA TABLE TENNIS LAŠKO APP! Follow the competition’s schedule and results, read about current news and view photo galleries, check stats and watch the matches via live stream. The app is available for Android (on Google Play) and iOS devices (in App Store). For more information and to download the app, go to the Championship’s official web site www.wqt2021.si/app or use your smartphone to scan the QR code. PARALYMPIC WORLD QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT Official Bulletin 3 - 5 June 2021, Laško, Slovenia Issued by: NPC Slovenia Authors: Matija Krnc, Tanja Cerkvenik, Drago Perko Translation: Mateja Pintar Pustovrh Photo: Žiga Zupan / Sportida, Vid Ponikvar / Sportida, Thermana Laško, Shutterstock Design: Dejan Šmid / Output, vizualne komunikacije Print: Para, d.o.o. Edition: 600 copies HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL Once again, new milestones are being set in Slovenia with the organization of the World Qualification Tournament for the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games, the first ever such competition for para table tennis players in history for ITTF. Thermana Laško is providing excellent culinary experiences and top-quality accommodation for the 17th year in a row now, giving para athletes optimal conditions for achieving their best athletic results. More and more the municipality of Laško has become a sports centre, friendly and adapted to all types of the disabled in all kinds of ways. Laško’s local community has been creating proper conditions for setting infrastructure building stones, needed by different types of the disabled for their free access to the environment in which they live and move with the help of their orthopaedic aids. Such infrastructure and environment give us a good basis for organizing major sporting events and a chance to carry out top-quality international training camps. In 2021, a new tennis court is being build in the near proximity to the Tri Lilije venue, which will actually become a multi-purpose venue, adapted to the needs of para athletes. It was a great joy to receive the news in 2019 that we were selected to take on the responsibility of organizing the first ever para table tennis qualification tournament for the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games. This competition will also be unique due to it taking place during the COVID 19 pandemic, which dictates extremely difficult conditions for organizers of sporting events. Despite the very strict health and safety requirements that need to be followed, we will do our best to provide the athletes with an athletic spec- tacle that has not been seen in the world for almost two years now. Of course, ITTF’s confidence in us is based on the trust that has been built in all the previous years by our organizing committee and the volunteers, who are a crucial part of each successful or- ganisation. Let me take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the participants for taking on all the challenges and joining us on this bumpy ride through the obstacles to come. I am certain that the values of para sports, like courage, dedication, inspiration and equality, are not empty words, but values that have actually developed among out para table tennis players, who will be proud to represent Slovenia and compete for Slovenia to be represented at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games in table tennis, as well Damijan Lazar, President of NPC Slovenia 4 PARALYMPIC WORLD QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT DEAR SLOVENIA OPEN PARTICIPANTS! After an interminable period without any international Para table tennis event, it is an absolute pleasure for me to return to Lasko for the Paralympic World Qualification Tournament. We are living in turbulent times worldwide that make event planning very complicated and yet, we have been able to bring you this tournament where the last spot for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is at play. Clearly, none of this would have been possible without the countless efforts and already proven proficiency of the National Paralympic Committee of Slovenia and the Slovenian Table Tennis Association. I want to thank Mr. Lazar and Mr. Hribar for their commitment in a moment where the easy way out would have been to give up. Slovenia has already hosted top events such as the European Championships 2017 and World Championships 2018 so I cannot think of a better place to hold this important tournament in this difficult period. We have 3 days of full excitement ahead of us. This is a tournament without precedent in Para table tennis, there will not be any silver or bronze medals here. Nothing less than a ticket to Tokyo for the winners is offered so each match will be a final. My retina still has recent imprints of the amazing moments when many athletes got their slots in the five continental championships in 2019 and I cannot wait to share the excitement of those who will finally get to qualify for the event that will be, for many of them, the pinnacle of their careers. I wish good luck to the players and I encourage them to serve the world the best spectacle possible. Also, I kindly ask all participants to put their best efforts to follow the guidance from the organizing committee and stay safe during these days. Table tennis. For all. For life. Pablo Pérez Head of Para table tennis - ITTF OFFICIAL BULLETIN 5 DEAR PARTICIPANTS IN THE PARALYMPIC QUALIFICATIONS! After having successfully carried out the European and World para table tennis championships, the organizers in Slovenia were entrusted by the ITTF PTT with holding not only another Slovenia Open, but also the Paralympic qualifications. Unfortunately, the Covid19 situation has, like last year, forced almost all competitions to be cancelled or postponed. It looks like 2021 will be no different. Despite all the difficulties, we have decided to carry out the qualifications, but to postpone the second competition, the Slovenia Open, to autumn. So let me warmly welcome all the participants to yet another top-profile table tennis event, held in Slovenia, the qualification tournament in Laško for the Paralympic tickets. While some athletes have already secured their spots at the Games in Tokyo with successful performances and positions on the world ranking lists, others will now be trying to do so at the tournament in Laško. Like always, the competition will be organized by the Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia – Slovenian Paralympic Committee (NPC Slovenia) and the Slovenian Table Tennis Association (STTA), and I am certain that this excellent cooperation will be visible in carrying out this event once again. STTA and NPC Slovenia will be doing their best to make you all feel well during the qualification tournament and to see you happily return to competitions in Slovenia. I wish all the players best of luck and to successfully secure their place at the Tokyo Paralympics. Mag. Marjan Hribar, President of Slovenian Table Tennis Association 6 PARALYMPIC WORLD QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT DEAR COMPETITORS, ORGANIZATION TEAM AND SUPPORT STAFF, the time has come. At last! What a joy to finally welcome you again in Thermana Laško! There have been difficult times for all of us. Your arrival represents a beam of light, that reassures us, everything will soon be all right, everything will fall into place and that life will once again become slightly similar to the “old normal”. We’ve prepared thoroughly for your visit and we are convinced your needs will be met here with us. We will most certainly do our best to make you feel welcomed, to take care after your. Our “make you feel good mission” is of great importance and we will strive to do our best for your well-being. We believe our effort will be noticed. You’ve come here equipped with persistence, hard work and a clear desire to succeed – this defines you. The passion for success is a thread that connects every single one of you. Undoubtedly, as sportspeople with disabilities, you show great determination, which accompanied by optimism and good will has helped you turn life’s challenges to your advantage. Your hard work has paved your way to the World Championship for Sportspeople with Disabilities, where your goal is to do your best. This year the aim is even higher – to win the most desired ticket to Tokio. We wish you all the best and welcome you in Laško – the most beautiful and hospitable spa town in Slovenia. Good luck! Mojca Leskovar, President of the Management Board of Thermana d. d. OFFICIAL BULLETIN 7 EXCITINGLY AWAITING THE QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT, EAGER TO PROVE OURSELVES After the highly recognized organizations of the World and European para table tennis championships as well as the Thermana Laško Slovenia Opens, Sports Association for the Disabled of Slovenia – Slovenian Paralympic Committee (NPC Slovenia) has been awarded with the honour of hosting the Paralympic qualifications. Table tennis is the para sport that has organizationally, as well. It all started with brought much pride and joy to Slovenia the first international tournament, the in the past. Most of all thanks to our Slovenia Open Thermana Laško, continued exceptional para athlete Mateja Pintar with the European championship in 2007, Pustovrh, who was the first Slovenian and in the last ten years, NPC Slovenia has woman to win a gold Paralympic medal become a trust-worthy partner, host of the at the Games in Athens in 2004. Her most prominent international competitions. successes continued at World and Slovenia Open Thermana Laško has European championships (along with become the focal point of the international her team partner Andreja Dolinar, both competition schedule, while NPC Slovenia joined for the team events also by hosted the European championships in Barabara Meglič).
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