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We conducted objectively tests using high-fidelity medical simulators. Volunteer medical students were delegated to table tennis group (TG), where students participated in 2 h\/week of table tennis training for 7 weeks, or to a Control group (CG) that included students without regular sport activity. Objective data on fine motor skills during completion of basic modules of high-fidelity vascular catheterization and arthroscopy simulators were recorded before and after the 7-week period. In the TG group, significant differences were found in time and quality parameters compared to CG. On the vascular catheterization simulator basic navigation module, all time parameters improved. On the arthroscopy simulator basic skill module, the total performance and safety scores significantly improved, and procedure time decreased. 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