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Learn The Brief History Of Table Tennis

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By Author: Bill Nally
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Table Tennis, also known as Ping Pong, is believed to have begun life in Victorian Britain where it became the game of fun for the Upper Classes. 1901 saw a breakthrough in the game when a link was made to celluloid balls and table tennis. The modern table tennis racket was also invented in 1901 and it was these advances in the game that kept it in the public eye and boosted its popularity in general. 1926 saw the foundation of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and 1988 saw the games entry into the Olympics at Seoul in South Korea.

The official dimensions of a full size table tennis table are 9 foot long by 5 foot wide but smaller versions are available for the home market and leisure industry. As with most sports, there are international rules governing the size of the balls to be used in tournaments. The ITTF state that the balls must be 40 mm in diameter and just 2.7 grams in weight. The table tennis racket (also known as a bat or paddle amongst others), is a wooden, lollipop shaped bat that will be covered in textured rubber on one or both sides. The ITTF regulations do permit different surfaces ...
... to be present on each side of the racket and this allows players to utilise different levels of spin or speed. Competitive table tennis is currently popular throughout Europe and Asia and is becoming more so in America. China has dominated the sport over the last half century although as its popularity spreads, so do the skills of European players.

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