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14 June 2025
The history of table tennis

By PING PONG

THE Table Tennis name has only been around since 1921, when the Ping Pong Association that was formed in 1902 was revived.

The sport originated in Victorian England and was played by the upper class of that era as an after-dinner parlour game.

It has been thought that a makeshift version of the game was developed by British military officers in India in the 19th century (roughly the 1860...

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