Career
As of February 2013, Khourta is ranked northern 522 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He is also left-handed, and uses the classic grip and Yasaka Offensif 40 blade.
Representing his adopted nation Algeria, Khourta qualified for the men"s singles tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 8 seeded players from the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers.
He lost the preliminary round match to Australia"s William Henzell, with a final set score of 1–4.