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sportPing Pong is a sport in wich two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets.
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[New](Adaption of lawn tennis to the dining table with improvised equipment.)Adaptation of lawn tennis to the dining table with improvised equipment.
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BeginningPing Pong also called "Tble Tennis" originated in England.
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Parker BrothersParker Brothers began making an indoor table tennis kit that included portable net, a small ball covered in netting, and paddles.
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Dining tablePing pong was discovered and played in dining room tables.
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Celluloid Ping Pong balls are made of celluloid from the nitration of cellulose from cotton.
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BookFirst books of ping pong published in England.
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Associations"The Table Tennis Association" and "The Ping Pong Association" were formed in England.
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LawsEstablisment of standard laws of the game in England.
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rulesPing pong rackets must be black on one side of the blade, and bright red on the other.This is to determine wich side of the bat has been used.
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ITTFInternational Table Tennis Federation makes the regulations, technological improvements and its the governing body for all table tennis associations.
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TableThe ping pong table must be 9 ft long, 5 ft wide, and 30 inches high.
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GeometryA table tennis ball must be 40 mm in diamiter.The ball should also be white or orange and must weight 2.7 grams.
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factIn 1930-1950 table tennis was banned in the Soviet Union, it was believed that it was harmful for the eyes.
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Longest timeThe longest ping pong took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia.Over 2 hours.
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[Association in South America](Adaption of lawn tennis to the dining table with improvised equipment.)First continental association formed: South America.
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OutsideFirst championship held outside of Europe; Cairo, Egypt.
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ASIAN federationBegining of the Asian Federation.
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ChinaChina enters the championships for the first time.
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ChampionRong Guotuan is the first chinese world champion in any sport.
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RacketRacket standardization laws enacted
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ChampionshipsFirst All Africa championships, Alexandria, Egypt.
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VeteransFirst veteran championships held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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OlympicsPing Pong becomes an Olympic sport.
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MedalsIn the summer of 1988 ping pong became a medal olympic sport in Seoul.
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PowerSince 1990 Sweden, China and Korea have dominated this sport.
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Changing scoreScoring changes from 21 to 11 points.
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Youth OlympicsTable Tennis is now part of the Youth Olympic Games.
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todayThere are 140 countries affiliated with the In international Table Tennis Federation.
