Table Tennis originated in England and was a privileged game for the Victorian class in 1880s. The objects for this game for indoor varied such as champagne cork, books, etc.
The popularity of this game led to commercial manufacturing and also acquired the name as whiff, whaff.
Table Tennis in India was earlier an amusement after dinner and today is a professional sport. It has passed a long channel to acquire the status of being a sport in India.
Table tennis was introduced by the British to India and this game witnessed numerous changes in respect to its management and promotion.
The table tennis federation of India establishment took place in the year 1937 and proved to be encouraging for the governance. Despite having the best of the administrative bodies, this game failed to bring out or emerge with excellent talents.
The table tennis players in India are struggling to exhibit their talents at the international events. Even at the national level their performance has not stepped the stride of success.
Table tennis is being supported as a sport in India, but the lack of successes at international levels has resulted in the popularity as well as stagnation of the game. Games such as tennis and cricket have escalated to heights that this game appears to have nosedived.
India has exhibited its cherished performance at the team levels and has secured its 12th position in the world championships at Gothenburg. India has presented as a host to world championships as a compliment to the organizational efficiency.
Table tennis is one of the games that find favor with giant organizations such as banks and oil companies. This game is also held as competition in school, universities and various other institutions. This has accomplished reasonable popularity.
Table Tennis is also known as Ping Pong and is a sport for two or at the most four players. This deals with hitting the ball front and back to each other and in the center is a table. The players hit with racket the ball and each ball is expected to take only one bounce on any side of the table.
It should be hit back the moment it bounces on the table of the opponent side. Table tennis demands swift reactions as it is a fast game. Skilled players give a spin to the ball and this does not allow the ball to bounce and returns speedily. The combination of the speed and spin makes this game an exciting sport to watch as well as to play. |
