History Of Table Tennis

History Of Table Tennis.

Table Tennis is a recreational activities and an Olympic sport since 1988, it is also known as the name "ping-pong". Though it is exclude from official terminology, this name is very popular today. It notably originates from the onomatopoeic sound of the ball that appeared in the far east  1884. Ping is imitative of the sound of the bat striking a ball and "pong" equates to the sound of the bounce on the table.

It was in England, in the late 19th century, that table tennis was made on appearance. Taking inspiration from lawn tennis, the first players belonged to middle-class Victorian society. The first game would have been played using a champagne cork as a ball, cigar boxes as bat and books for the net. In 1901 James Gibb brought back the first celluliod ball, which was alot lighter than the rubber ball. A year later in 1902, E.C Gould, a British enthusiastic in game, introduced the first bats covered in rubber and rubberized pimples. It was game on for the history of table tennis.

Following from the success of the first public tournament at Queen Hall in London, it was in 1902 that the first official World Championship took place. The sport enjoyed increased growth and the British table tennis federation was created. The first European were subsequently organized in 1907. Everything stepped up a gear in the 1920s. The table tennis association was in England 1921, followed by international federation 1926 and the french table tennis federation saw the light of the day in 1927. The french would participate for the first time Budapest in 1929.

The history of table tennis is colured by a great many champions, including the Austro-Briton Richard Bergmann, Franco-Polish Player Aloizy Erillich and Romania Angelica Rozeanu.

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