Table tennis, which originated in Britain at the end of the 19th century was an upper class plaything, after more than a century of development, has become a global love of a sport.
Let's take a look at the origins of table tennis. Table tennis originated in the United Kingdom and was originally circulated as an indoor pastime among the wealthy English upper class. The equipment for the game is very simple, usually a round table, a net, a champagne bottle as a racket, and the ball is a curled adhesive with good elasticity and resilience. In the following years, table tennis gradually spread from the upper class to the masses, and gradually standardized, forming the form of the game we see today.
But the moment table tennis really won global attention was in 1988, when it was added as an official Olympic sport. That sensational moment aroused the enthusiasm and expectation of table tennis fans around the world, and also promoted the status and influence of table tennis.
The history of table tennis is a development process from the elite to the masses, which crosses social classes and borders, has far-reaching social impact, and has played an important role in promoting the fairness and universality of sports. This is table tennis, a sport with a long history and a global love.