Articles of category "Table tennis history"

There have probably been countless pastimes that no doubt generated huge community interest, but failed in the long-run to be considered an "official" sport. Consider table tennis. It's started out as a relaxing pastime for the aristocratic elite -- a mild social diversion that swept the lives of millions. The table tennis beginning evolved into a world-renowned sport played at an international level. Ping-pong is only one name of this game, but we can tell much more. We all know about it, we all watch the competitions. Let's just see when and how it started!

The game of modern table tennis appeared centuries ago and has since won the hearts of millions. In Japan, modern table tennis made its players the legends of sport and idols of the people! Its developing into a worldwide sport was flash-like! In a short period of time, modern table tennis went to national and international levels and became the most popular game of it's kind of the century.