Poland’s Natalia Partyka is a two-time Paralympic table tennis champion and junior national champion. She will participate in the Paralympics in September, so it may come as a surprise for some to see her at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Her presence in Beijing has already caught the attention of the international media, but she tends to shy away from press and TV reporters. She prefers attention coming after a victory, she says, rather for the simple reason of who she is.

Watching her playing is actually very impressive, and she clearly deserves her place in the Olympics. She confirmed her status in her match against Hong Kong's Tie Yana, a prominent player in this competition, when she held out to the fifth game. In Thursday’s team event against Germany, Partyka won precious points for Poland, and the match score was 3-1 for the national team.

'Elizabeta Samara-Natalia Partyka 2007' posted by sebcomputer on Youtube