TABLE TENNIS

Table Tennis is also known as “Ping Pong” in which two or four players hit a light weight ball back and forth across the table divided by a net .

Table Tennis is governed by International Table Tennis Federation ( ITTF ) which includes 226 members in it and was founded in 1926.

EQUIPMENT

1. BALL – According to ITTF the game is played with a sphere known as “BALL” having a mass of 2.7 grams and is having a diameter of 40mm.
2. RACKET – TABLE TENNIS is played with the help of racket or commonly known as bat or blade . It is covered with rubber on both sides of the blade .
3. TABLE – The table is 2.74 m long , 1.525 m wide and 76 cm high on which the players play the game . The table has a hard surface which helps the ball to bounce properly.