T able T ennis History Table tennis, also known as ‘Ping-Pong’, is a popular indoor recreational sport in India. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in . Table tennis made its Olymp ic debut at the Seoul Games. At present, there are member nations affiliated to International Table Tennis Federation.
Table Tennis Federation of India is one of the founder members of ITTF and officially started playing table tennis with the establishment of Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) in . Table tennis has been contested at the Asian Games since . Table tennis competition has been in the Commonwealth Games as an optional sport since . World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men’s team and women’s team events, started in the year .
World Table Tennis Championships have been held since , and biennially since . Earlier the game was played up to points, which was changed to points effective from September . The change of rule made the game faster. The ITTF also changed the rule of five services by one player at a time to two services effective from .
All the table tennis events since are now being played with a new poly material ball. Facilities and Equipment Required Table tennis is an indoor game requiring a racket, net, net posts, a table and a ball. . m .
m cm Fig. . : Table of table tennis •• Surface of the table shall be rectangular, . m long and .
m wide, and shall lie in a horizontal plane cm above the floor. •• The playing surface may be of any material and shall yield a uniform bounce of about cm when a standard ball is dropped on to it from a height of cm. •• The playing surface shall be uniformly dark coloured and matt, but with a white side-line, cm wide, along each . m edge and a white end line, cm wide, along each .
m edge. •• For doubles, each court shall be divided into two equal