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SALT LAKE CITY — Three more fun stories from the world of sports in today's From Left Field!
1. Table tennis paralympian plays with a racket in his mouth
Ibrahim Hamato, representing Egypt, is a 41-year-old table tennis champion. He also doesn't have arms, having lost them in a train accident when he was 10. So he improvised a new way to hold a paddle, and it's brought him success, including a silver medal in the African Para-Table World Championships in 2013, and now a berth in the Paralympics.
[Truly inspiring. #Paralympics @rio2016](https://www.instagram.com/p/BKVyKu0AgDJ/) A video posted by The Olympic Games (@olympics) on
2\. Tony Parker plays on glacier ===============================
In a promotional event for Swiss watch maker Tissot, Frenchman Tony Parker played basketball on a giant glacier in the Swiss Alps. The photos are incredible.
Basketball on top of a glacier? Yep. Tony Parker played host in Switzerland #BallIsIcehttps://t.co/fCrH4SZ5pzpic.twitter.com/omiTTQa657 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 15, 2016
3\. Kevin Durant's teammates tell him to stop wearing the gold medal ===================================================================
Kevin Durant was a critical part of Team USA's gold medal winning performance at the Rio Olympics. But now, he's wearing his medal everywhere, including this week's Monday Night Football game.
Kevin Durant wears gold medal to NFL game #Warriorshttps://t.co/odJY4eYDSNpic.twitter.com/smFPIvGAes — Warriors Report (@warriors_fanly) September 14, 2016
That's when his team USA teammates told him to "give it a break," as Draymond Green recounted on with Conan O'Brien:
I disagree with Draymond here. If you win an Olympic medal, you should get to wear it anywhere you want. Even on a basketball court during an NBA game. Why not?
