Table Tennis in Summer Games Table tennis is one of the most popular racquet sports in the world. The origin of the event can be traced back to the late nineteenth century England. Now the sport is played in numerous countries all over the world. Table tennis is known by many different names like "ping pong", "gossima", "whiff-whaff" and "flim-flam". There is big difference between the Olympic level table tennis and the recreational table tennis. In the table tennis matches, two or four players can participate. The aim of the sport is to strike a ball with a racket from one side to the other side of the table. The table tennis players have to be really quick with their moves and strikes to excel in the game. They acquire various styles and techniques during the table tennis matches. Though known to be gentle sport event, table tennis involves a certain level of aggressiveness. The International Table Tennis Federation or the ITTF is the governing body of table tennis at the international level.
Table Tennis in the Summer Games: Table tennis for both men and women were included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games. The event has been contested regularly at the Olympics after the1988 Games. At the Olympics, the format of table tennis matches is generally best-of-five games. The events contested during the Olympics table tennis competition are-
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Rules of Table Tennis: The International Table Tennis Federation or the ITTF is authorized to set rules for table tennis. Some of the rules, which are followed during the international table tennis competitions, are-
