At the beginning of the 20th century, table tennis flourished in Europe and Asia. 1926, an international table tennis invitational tournament was held in Berlin, Germany, which was later regarded as the first World Table Tennis Championships. At the same time, the International Table Tennis Federation was established.
The extensive development of table tennis has greatly improved rackets and balls. At first, the racket was a slightly processed board. Then someone put a layer of sheepskin on the racket. With the development of modern industry, Europeans put rubber with rubber particles on rackets. In the early 1950s, the Japanese invented the thick sponge racket. The original ball was a rubber ball similar to tennis. 1890, British athlete Gibb
Among all kinds of table tennis competitions, the most famous is the World Table Tennis Championships, which was held once a year at first, and changed to be held every two years after 1957.
10 In 904, Wang Daowu, the owner of a stationery store in Shanghai, bought10 sets of table tennis equipment from Japan. From then on, table tennis was introduced to China.
This is a national sport for three reasons.
1. Table tennis in China has won great honor for the country.
Before the founding of New China, China had never won a world championship. Participated in three Olympic Games and didn't win a medal. Foreigners deride China as "the sick man of East Asia". After the founding of New China, President Mao Zedong called for "developing sports and strengthening people's physique", and table tennis has been well developed throughout the country. Rong Guotuan, a table tennis player, won the first world championship for China from 65438 to 0959! World attention! China people are excited! Since then, table tennis has a long history in China. In the three major table tennis events in the world, the number of gold medals ranks first in the world. 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. It can be asserted that no foreign country can surpass such achievements.
Secondly, table tennis is very popular in China and loved by people in China.
The development conditions of table tennis are 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.
Moreover, table tennis is a whole-body exercise, which can strengthen the body, strengthen the brain and nourish 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, is widely loved by Chinese people, and its overall level is relatively high, so it can be called a national sport.
Thirdly, table tennis has contributed to the long-term stability of China.
At present, there are many reports in the newspaper about commemorating "Ping-Pong Diplomacy". It is said that during the World Table Tennis Championships 19765438 March1World Table Tennis Championships, China's Zhuang Zedong met American Cohen. President Mao Zedong seized this opportunity, took advantage of the situation, invited the American table tennis team to visit China, broke the blockade of China by international hostile forces in one fell swoop, and made a historical story of "table tennis diplomacy". From 1949 to 197 1, only 34 countries have established diplomatic relations with China. After "Ping-Pong Diplomacy", from 197 1 to 1979, 100, many countries established diplomatic relations with China. In particular, 197 1, the United Nations General Assembly voted 76 times in favour of restoring China's legitimate seat in the United Nations. So some people praised China's "Little Silver Ball Goes Around the Earth".
In this way, isn't it natural for table tennis to become the national sport of China? !
Yes, it is not accidental, but inevitable that table tennis becomes the national sport of China.
In China, table tennis has indeed brought honor, health and happiness to countless people in China!
Table tennis is worthy of the title of China National Ball!