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Origin
Origin
The name of table tennis comes from the "pingpang" sound made when playing. At the end of the 19th century, tennis was popular in Europe. However, due to weather conditions, tennis could not be played frequently, so young people in Europe thought of moving tennis indoors. Young people use tables as courts and books as rackets. In this way, the prototype of table tennis was born.
In 1890, British naval officers stationed in India accidentally discovered that playing tennis on the table was very fun, so they replaced the solid tennis balls with more elastic hollow balls, and specially made two wooden boards to play according to the rules of tennis. A ball game. In this way, table tennis was born. In 1903, an Englishman named Goode put rubber on a racket for the first time. This invention effectively promoted the development of table tennis.
Development
Development
Since 1926, the World Table Tennis Championships have been held every year, attracting athletes from all over the world to participate. This event has become the most famous of many table tennis events. Starting in 1957, the World Table Tennis Championships were held every two years.
Due to the fun, small venue, and ease of use of table tennis, table tennis has rapidly become popular and more and more people have fallen in love with table tennis. In January 1926, a table tennis match was held in Berlin, Germany. A total of 64 athletes from nine countries participated in the competition. Due to the large number of participating countries in this competition, the ITTF regarded it as the first World Table Tennis Championships. In December of the same year, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was officially established. Since then, table tennis has ushered in a new era of formalization and internationalization.
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