Table tennis, like other sports, was just an insignificant part of society at first. It, lawn tennis and badminton are all evolved from tennis. /kloc-In the second half of the 0/9th century, table tennis became popular in Britain with its current name or other commercial names, such as GOSSIMA and weff-WHAFF. And when the name of table tennis was given by J. Jaques &; Under the introduction of my son, table tennis became more and more popular.
Nowadays, competitive table tennis is very popular in Asia and Europe, and it is getting more and more attention in the United States. The most important international competitions are World Table Tennis Championships, Table Tennis World Cup, Olympic Games and ITTF Professional Tour.
Intercontinental competitions include European Championship, Europe 12, Asian Championship and Asian Games. China has won the men's world championship 60% of the time since 1959; In the women's competition, since 197 1, China has won all the world championships except for three times. Other top teams come from East Asian and European countries, including Austria, Belarus, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Sweden.
Now, table tennis is very common in Asia and Europe, and it has begun to attract the attention of the United States. The most important table tennis competitions are World Table Tennis Championships, Table Tennis World Cup, Olympic Table Tennis Tournament and ITTF Professional Tour.
Regional competitions include the European Table Tennis Championships, the European 12 Top Competition, the Asian Table Tennis Championships and the Asian Games. From 1959, China men's table tennis won 60% of the world championships. Since 197 1, China women's table tennis has won the world championship except for three times. Other table tennis powers come from East Asian and European countries, including Austria, Belarus, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Sweden.
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Table tennis is in China.
After the founding of New China, President Mao Zedong called for "developing sports and strengthening people's physique". Table tennis has been well developed in the whole country because of its low requirements for venues and simplicity. Table tennis player Rong Guotuan won the first world championship for China with 65438-0959, which attracted worldwide attention. The people of China are very excited. At the 26th World Table Tennis Championships, Zhuang Zedong and Qiu Zhonghui won the men's singles and women's singles respectively, and China also won the men's team championship.
From this time on, table tennis in China began to dominate the world, and table tennis was booming. By 2005, * * * had won 143.5 gold medals, including/kloc-0.5 in the World Championships, 27 in the World Cup and 0/6 in the Olympic Games. In addition, it won all seven gold cups in the world championships three times and all four gold medals in the Olympic Games twice. This achievement is enough to make people proud. ?
Secondly, table tennis is not harsh and participatory. Men, women and children can fight, all over the world, indoors and outdoors, with or without money. Good conditions can be played with advanced tables, poor conditions can also be played with cement tables, and several tables can be played together without tables.
Fortunately, the weather can be played in the open air, and you can play in a small room when it is windy and snowy. Table tennis is also a whole-body exercise, which strengthens the body, the brain and the heart. Compared with football, basketball and other sports, there is no direct physical confrontation, and you can control the amount of exercise yourself, which is very conducive to popularization. In a word, this sport is especially suitable for China's national conditions, and is widely loved by Chinese people, with a high popularity.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-table tennis