Romana Romanov

Romana Romanov serves as a Professor at TIMS University College within the Faculty of Sport and Psychology, specializing in adaptive sports and para table tennis. She holds dual expertise as a conditioning coach for Serbia's national table tennis team for athletes with disabilities and as an internationally certified classifier through the International Table Tennis Federation's Para Table Tennis Committee.

Education:

• Undergraduate: Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad
• Master's: University of Novi Sad – ACIMSI, Sports Medicine with Kinesiotherapy
• Doctorate: Faculty of Sport and Tourism, University of Novi Sad (Sport)

Her research centers on optimizing athletic performance for disabled athletes through sports medicine and kinesiotherapy, with particular emphasis on para table tennis classification systems. She investigates biomechanical adaptations in disability sports and develops evidence-based training protocols for athletes with physical impairments, bridging clinical rehabilitation practices with competitive sports science.

Romanov actively contributes to global para sports governance as an international classifier and conducts official seminars for classifier training under the International Table Tennis Federation. Her practical work focuses on standardizing disability classification frameworks and enhancing coaching methodologies for adaptive table tennis programs worldwide.