Para table tennis at the 2014 Asian Para Games | |
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Venue | Songdo Global University Gymnasium |
Location | Incheon, South Korea |
Dates | 19–24 October |
Competitors | 211 from 26 nations |
Table tennis at the 2014 Asian Para Games was held at the Songdo Global University Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea from 19 to 24 October 2014. [1]
Below is a list of all the participating NPCs [2]
* Host nation (South Korea)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 19 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
2 | South Korea (KOR)* | 5 | 12 | 10 | 27 |
3 | Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
6 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
7 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
8 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Macau (MAC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 28 | 28 | 49 | 105 |
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