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Meet the armless ping-pong champion who says ’nothing is impossible’

Egyptian Ibrahim al-Husseiny Hamato lost both his arms in a train accident aged 10, but, helped by his motto ‘nothing is impossible’, he has managed to not just live an independent life, but become an international sports star. Egyptian para table tennis champion Ibrahim Hamato is in training for the Paralympic Games in Rio due to begin on 7th September.