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Olympics Table Tennis

Table tennis has been played in the Summer Olympics since 1988, with singles and doubles competitions for men and women. Players from China have dominated the events and won a total of 41 medals in 24 competitions.

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How popular is Ping Pong in the world?

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Table tennis, also known as Ping Pong (a trademarked name), is one of the most popular sports in the world in terms of player numbers, as well as being one of the newest of the major sports. Primarily a recreational sport in the United States, table tennis is a major competitive sport in Asia and parts of Europe. In 1971 the sport achieved a great measure of publicity when, while touring Japan, a U.S. table tennis team was invited to play in China, thereby initiating the first officially sanctioned Sino-American cultural exchange in almost twenty years. Table tennis took its place on the Olympic program in 1988. Ping-pong is the most popular in China and some countries in Europe. Table Tennis is the second most popular participation short in the world next to Soccer. Definitively determining what sport is most popular is next to impossible. In many countries, people like several sports. For example, in the US, if you ask what the most popular sport is to a given person, they may say football or basketball. How do partition their preference? Do you count each as equal, or say count 70% of a vote for football, 30% for soccer? If you argue that you take only their most favorite, then some interesting consequences arise. For example: The population of China is over 1.3 billion people, or 1300 million. As noted in other answers, ping-pong is the most popular sport in this nation. If you make the assumption that in ALL of Europe, soccer is the most popular, then you could attribute about 700 million people to that sport. If you make the same assumption for South America, the other large soccer hub, then another 350 million soccer fans can be counted. Added together, this is about 1.1 billion or 1100 million fans….less than the population of China. This disparity only gets smaller when you survey other Asian countries, which rank among the most populous by far, since they either also chose ping pong, or other sports entirely (baseball, cricket). When viewed analytically, it is very hard to justify the often used statement that soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It is in fact ping-pong! This statement is made is generally unchallenged since the echoes of European imperialism still haunt us all, and many still take a very Euro-centric view of the world. To them, if it is not the rage in England, France, or Germany, it is not happening. However, the world is more than Europe, and Asia does matter, which is becoming increasingly more pronounced as we move into the twenty-first century.

How do you play ping pong?

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You hit the ball back and forth over the net with another person. If the ball bounces twice on your side, you lose a point. Or if you can not return it and have it bounce once on the other persons side you lose a point. People play to different point totals.

What are the uses of sports?

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well actually sports are very nice including than staying focusing at something or playing games, sports can help your body let your blood circulate giving you energy and muscles which you get strength

Top 5 table tennis player in Asia?

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The World Champion in 2009 was Wang Hao (China).

The next World Championships for individual events is in 2011.

When playing ping pong is a ball hit off the table still in play?

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In table tennis (ping pong) as long you hit the ball onto your opponent's half of the table, the ball is in play and must be returned or the point is lost.

What is a good ping pong table brand?

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Butterfly, based in Japan, is known world-wide for its table tennis tables; as well as other table tennis equipment.

One of its main U. S. retailers is Bumpernets, linked below. They've been in operation for over ten years, and they're a great company to do business with. Check them out.

Anu-ano ang mga wikang filipino trivia?

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Alam ba ninyo...

... na si Willy Garte ay isang bulag na Pilipinong mang-aawit na nagpasikat ng mga kantang Bawal na Gamot at Nasaan ang Liwanag?

.. na si Tony Velasquez ay isang Pilipinong mangguguhit na tinaguriang "Ama ng Komiks sa Pilipinas"?

... na ang magasing Liwayway ay isang muling-pagbuhay sa nauna ritong Photo News na nalilimbag sa 3 pangunahing wika sa Pilipinas noong mga 1920?

... na ang Bisaya Magasin ang pinakamatagal at pinakamatagumpay na magasin sa wikang Sebwano sa Pilipinas?

... na si Norberto Romuáldez ang itinuturing na "Ama ng Batas hinggil sa Pambansang Wika" sa Pilipinas?

... na ang Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan ng Pilipinas ang nagsasagawa ng lahat ng mga programang pang-repormang panlupa sa bansa?

na ang "Gabinete" ang pinakamalaking bahagi ng pambansang sangay-tagapagpaganap ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas?

...na ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Mindanao ay ang ika-anim at pinakahuling yunit ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas?

...na si Juan Sebastián Elcano ang namuno sa natitirang barko ni Fernando Magallanes kaya't nakumpleto niya ang pinakaunang sirkumnabigasyon ng mundo noong 1522?

... na maaaring ihain bilang nakagiginhawang tsaa ang bulaklak ng mga mansanilya?

...na si Rolando Tinio ay Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas na kilala bilang makata, dramatista, tagasalin, direktor, tagapuna, manunulat ng sanaysay at guro?

...na sinubok ni Basilio Augustín na makapagtatag ng asambleyang Ilustrado at puwersang milisya para ihanda ang Pilipinas sa awtonomiya?

... na pangunahing impluwensiya sa mga Pilipinang manunulat sina Gabriela Silang, Leonor Rivera, Imelda Marcos at Corazon Aquino?

na ang Gawad Palanca ang bantog at pinakamatagal na gawad pampanitikan sa Pilipinas na katumbas ng Gantimpalang Pulitzer?

...na si Elizabeth Cooper ang unang Pilipinang nakipaghalikan sa pelikula sa Pilipinas at naging lihim na kasintahan ni Douglas MacArthur?

...na ang Gawad Ramon Magsaysay ay palaging itinuturing na katumbas ng Parangal na Nobel sa Asya at may 6 na kategorya?

... na nakuha ng bandang Yano ang pangalan nila mula sa isang salitang nakalahok sa isang lumang Talahuluganang Tagalog at nangangahulugang payak?

... na ang Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa ay isang aklat ni Lope K. Santos sa wastong pagsasalita't pagsulat ng Tagalog na nilathala ng Surian ng Wikang Pambansa noong 1939?

...na si Napoleon Abueva, Ama ng Makabagong Iskultura ng Pilipinas, ay ang nag-iisang Boholanong naging Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas?

... na kaugnay ng mga salitang pamahalaan, pabahalaan, at pariralang bahala na ang salitang-ugat na bahala at ang ngalang Bathala?

... na si Manuel L. Quezon ang pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas ngunit una sa ilalim ng bagong Komonwelt?

... na si Juan Flavier ay napabilang sa Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines noong 1967?

... na bukod sa pagiging eskultor ng Monumento ni Bonifacio at ng Oblasyon ng UP, kaibigan din si Guillermo Tolentino ni Fernando Amorsolo?

... na ang manunulat at musikerong pang-Pinoy Rock na si Dong Abay ay kasingkaarawan ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo?

...na ang mga Indones ang pinaniniwalaang ninuno ng mga Ilongot at tinatayang gumawa ng Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe?

...na kilala rin si Nick Joaquin, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Pilipinas, sa ilalim ng panulat na pangalang Quijano de Manila?

na si Ishmael Bernal ay kinikilala bilang isa sa mga pinakamahusay na direktor sa kasaysayan ng pelikulang Pilipino?

...na tinalakay ni Lino Brocka sa kaniyang mga pelikula ang mga paksang pilit iniiwasan ng lipunan?

...na ang Lungsod ng Sagay ng Negros Occidental ay dating kilala bilang Arguelles at Bayan ni Magallanes?

...na ang Pambansang Korporasyon sa Elektrisidad ng Pilipinas ang pangunahing tagapagbigay ng kuryente para sa MERALCO, na siya namang nagiisang tagapamahagi ng kuryente sa Kalakhang Maynila?

...na ang Pambansang Kumpanya ng Langis ng Pilipinas ang susing institusyon sa kaunlaran ng panggagalugad at paggamit ng mga likas na pinagkukunang-yaman ng enerhiya sa Pilipinas?

What is the Official tennis ball?

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The official match ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cup was manufactured by the Adidas company and named the Adidas Brazuca.

What rules is the answer for can you lose a game in ping pong if it's the last point?

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The official rules of table tennis state that you have two serves, and then your opponent has two serves.

However, if the score reaches 10-10, each player has only one serve each until the game is won by two clear points.

So if you happen to be serving last at game/match point ... all the better!

What is the least number of points needed to win a set at tennis?

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In a regular Tie Breaker both you and your opponent play up to 7 in a regular Tie Breaker and whoever wins have to win by two, as in if it's 7-6 then you keep on playing until it would be 8-6 and so on and so forth.

When did table tennis become an olympic event?

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Table tennis became an Olympic event at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.

Is the ball still in play if it hits a runner after it passes a fielder?

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No. If a batted ball is touched by a defensive player before it touches a runner, the ball is live and the runner is not out.

Also, if a batted ball passes a fielder that could make a play on the ball and touches a runner, the ball is live and the runner is not out. This situation is very rare and would only occur when the infield is playing in and are in front of the runner(s).

Who adapted ping pong?

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up your butt north of mexico

Who is the best table-tennis player in the world?

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Mr Paras Kumar is the best table tannis player in the world.

Is table tennis the same as ping pong?

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One of the original names for table tennis was ping pong.

Ping Pong was then registered as a trademark by the sports company John Jaques & Son in England.

Parker Brothers in the USA also bought the rights from Jaques to use the name ping pong in the USA only.

So the name of the game was changed to table tennis.

The official name today is table tennis.

Ping Pong is still a trademark and is a brand of equipment in the USA which is used to play the sport of table tennis.

Who are the official persons involved in table tennis and what are their duties?

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Table tennis has an umpire, an assistant umpire, a timekeeper and a stroke counter.

The assistant umpire often also acts as the timekeeper and stroke counter.

For each match there is an umpire, whose primary duty is to decide the result of each

rally. Where the umpire is officiating alone, his is the final decision on all questions of fact that arise during a match, including decisions on all edge balls and on all aspects of

service.

An assistant umpire is solely responsible for decisions on edge balls at the side of the table nearest to him, and he has the same power as the umpire to decide the legality of a player's service action, whether a player obstructs the ball and some of the conditions for a let.

The timekeeper is required to monitor the duration of practice, of play in a game, of intervals between games and of any authorised suspension of play, and his decision is final on the time that has elapsed.

Stroke counting is required when the expedite system is in operation and the stroke

counter's duty is solely to count the return strokes of the receiver and his decision on

this question of fact cannot be overruled.

Who is the best 18u soccer player in the world?

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goalkeeper- Manuel Neur

defender- Ksnorbo

midfielder- Cristiano Ronaldo

forward-Lionel messi

best player Lionel messi

isn't that a matter of opionion? cant someone else, maybe the next day or month, become better than those guys?

What sport uses a goalkeeper?

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There are quite a few sports that use a goal keep, goalie, or goaltender. The list includes field hockey, ice hockey, bandy, water polo, handball, hurling, Gaelic football, lacrosse, and Association football.

What are the functions of a technical officers in table tennis?

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Officials are all volunteers who give up their time to officiate at table tennis events.

The top official is the Tournament Referee.

The role of a tournament referee differs widely from one Association to another and from one tournament to another.

For each match there is an umpire, whose primary duty is to decide the result of each rally.

For international competitions an assistant umpire is appointed and he takes over or shares some of the umpire's duties.

Who is the Australian representative for Table Tennis at the Olympics?

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1) 1988 Games in Seoul -

Men: Gary Haberl
Women: Kerri Tepper, Nadia Bisiach

2) 1992 Games in Barcelona -

Women: Kerri Tepper, Ying Kwok

3) 1996 Games in Atlanta -

Men: Mark Smythe, Paul Langley, Russ Lavale
Women: Shirley Zhou, Stella Zhou

4) 2000 Games in Sydney -

Men: Mark Smythe, Brett Clarke, Russ Lavale, Jeff Plumb
Women: Shirley Zhou, Stella Zhou, Miao Miao, Jian-Fang Lay

5) 2004 Games in Athens -

Men: William Henzell, Trevor Brown, Russ Lavale, Dave Zalcberg
Women: Miao Miao, Jian-Fang Lay

6) 2008 Games in Beijing -

Men: William Henzell, Kyle Davis, Dave Zalcberg
Women: Miao Miao, Jian-Fang Lay, Stephanie Xu Sang

What is the number of hits of a ping pong ball without touching the ground world record?

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What is the world record for hitting a ping pong ball up and down the world

the world record for the most times hitting a pingpong ball up and down is 2,343,277,654,921,865,990,546,670,260,784, 298,654,768,934

Update if you or someone can do more

What positions are on a tennis team?

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There aren't really positions in tennis. If you are playing singles, then there isn't any. just you. i suppose if you are playing doubles you have the server who is on the base line and then the person who is either at the "hot seat" (the line that is at the end of the serving box) or at the net. So i guess that's it Well actually there are positions on a tennis team, the best players have the first positions and the worst ones take the lower positions. Sometimes bad players have to play at a higher ranking, and depending on your position you might not get to play singles or you may only play singles depending on what team you play for.

Who is the most successful tennis player ever?

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According to Wikipedia (refer to the links, below), as of January 2009, Steffi Graf held the #1 ranking for women for 377 weeks, non-consecutively, and 186 weeks, consecutively. As of June 2009, Pete Sampras held the #1 men's singles player for the longest total period of time at 286 weeks, non-consecutively, and Roger Federer had held the #1 ranking for the most consecutive weeks: 237.

Where were the 1986 Olympics held?

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There were no Olympic Games held in 1986. The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo and the Summer Games in Los Angeles. The 1988 Winter Olympics were held in Calgary and the Summer Games in Seoul.