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Table Tennis-it’s a sport, not a game!


Saluting  Teamwork
By  Linda  Porter
January  4,  2010

Table  Tennis——it’s  a  sport,  not  a  game!

Part  1

What  is  the  difference  between  Ping  Pong  and  Table  Tennis?

A  player  or  a  fan  would  be  quick  to  answer  that  Ping  Pong  is  a  game  while  Table  Tennis  is  a  sport!

In  England,  around  1884,  an  amusing  pastime  known  as  Whiff-Whaff,  Gossima, Ping  Pong  and  Table  Tennis  was  being  developed.  Different  companies  trademarked  and  patented  the  games,  and  eventually  Ping  Pong  and Table  Tennis  remained.  Governing  bodies  and  associations  were  created,  and  while  basically  they  are  the  same, there  are  marked  differences. Read the full story

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