| Highest governing body | ITTF |
|---|---|
| First played | 1880s, England |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Single or doubles |
| Categorization | Racquet sport, indoor |
| Equipment | Celluloid, 40 mm |
| Olympic | Part of Summer Olympic programme since 1988 |
| Paralympic | Present since inaugural 1960 Summer Paralympics |
Table tennis is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, players must allow a ball played toward them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side. Points are scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. Play is fast and demands quick reactions. Spinning the ball alters its trajectory and limits an opponent's options, giving the hitter a great advantage. When doing so the hitter has a good chance of scoring if the spin is successful.
Table tennis is governed by the worldwide organizationInternational Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded in 1926. ITTF currently includes 218 member associations.[1] The table tennis official rules are specified in the ITTF handbook.[2] Since 1988, table tennis has been an Olympic sport,[3] with several event categories. In particular, from 1988 until 2004, these were: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles. Since 2008 a team event has been played instead of the doubles.
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