Lowri Hurd - The 18-Year-Old British Talent Dominating Para Table Tennis with a Challenging Adaptation Journey

Each rally is a story that numbers cannot tell. Lowri Hurd, the 18-year-old British talent, is in the middle of the most interesting journey in her table tennis career. Only a few months after classification, she created first milestones by defeating Alexa Szvitacs, the current world and European champion. But behind that success is a challenging adaptation story from able-bodied table tennis to Para table tennis. It is a journey where Hurd must face a slower pace, more precise ball placement requirements, and the pressure of starting university at Sheffield while training at the Institute of Sport.