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by Recon - written on 13/03/08 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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Table tennis in fact originated from England as an after-dinner amusement for upper-class Victorians in the late 1880s. It is a fabulous sport and I love playing it. The down side is that it doesn't give you much exercise and is really quite hard to find a club where you can play table tennis. However, from around £250 you can buy your very own table tennis table and then get your own bats to start playing with your family and friends! The game is now an Olympic sport and the 2001, 2005 and 2007 world champion is Wang Liqin, from China. It is a very fast-paced game and each player requires very quick reactions to play at the professional stage. When having a ...
by Keskes - written on 03/02/08 (Useful, 56 readings)
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Tabel tennis is also known as Ping pong. It is now an Olympic sport, mainly due to lobbying from the Chinese, who excel in this game. It is not very clear what the origin of the game are, however, it is fair to say that the modern version, with a hollow ball which is being bounced from one side to the other of the table, goes back to the beginning of the 20th Century and it was originally in the USA that the game was developped. A table to play this game needs space, it is hardly the table you can leave in your bedroom or dining room, but if you have agarden, then you should be fine. 300 pounds will buy you a good table withthe net and ...
by kjuwwa - written on 11/02/08 (Useful, 8 readings)
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Table Tennis is miniature version of Tennis. Tennis is played on a ground surface court, table tennis is played on a table, and a small net divides the areas of two players or teams. The ball used is small and shallow from inside. It only weighs 2.7 gram and 40 mm (formerly 38 mm) in diameter. The players use small paddle like rackets to play. Aim is to hit the ball Players hit the ball back and forth, holding a rally until one player loses. Table Tennis could be played as singles or doubles (two players on either side). The game has its roots in Victorian Britain. People of that age when it was played using various objects as after dinner ...
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