Table tennis is a favorite sport of sports fans in China, and it is called the "national ball" of China. Table tennis became the national sport of China because it won the first world championship in China, because it made China!

Why did table tennis, which originated in Britain, take root and flourish in China and become the national sport of China?

Originated in Britain, from Japan.

If it seldom rains in Britain, table tennis might not have been invented. The English name of table tennis is "table tennis", which was invented by some British college students at the end of 19. Because it often rains in Britain, tennis, which could have been played outdoors, has to be put indoors. They use the table as a platform, the book as a net, the cork of the wine bottle as a ball, and push it around on the table to form a table tennis. This is the embryonic form of table tennis. Later, the sport became popular among British aristocrats.

It was the manager of a stationery store in Shanghai Sima Road (now Fuzhou Road) who introduced table tennis to China. His name is Wang Daoping. 10 bought10 sets of table tennis equipment from Japan in 1904.

After coming back, in order to promote business, he learned to box by himself, and then took his buddies to fight together. He installed transparent glass on the sidewalk so that passers-by could see it. In this way, he made money, and table tennis planted its first seed in China.

At that time, table tennis was still a fashionable aristocratic sport. Fortunately, there were many foreigners in Shanghai at that time, so this "petty bourgeoisie sentiment" thing still stood firm.

Acknowledge that China is respected.

It should be said that ITTF's attitude towards China is a very important factor for table tennis to become the national sport of China.

1935, the All-China Table Tennis Association was established. At that time, ITTF President montague invited China to join ITTF and participate in the 7th World Table Tennis Championships, but he gave up because of lack of funds.

When it comes to ITTF, we have to mention the Englishman montague (1905- 1984). Montague was born into a noble family in England and was the "founder of ITTF". 1926, 22-year-old montague was elected president of ITTF for a term of 4 1 year. Yao, director of ITTF Technical Committee, said: "He is a very open-minded person, won the Lenin Prize and is known as the * * * production party in Britain. He is particularly friendly to the people of China. He believes that Taiwan Province Province is an inseparable part of China. After liberation, ITTF was the first international single sports organization to invite China to join.

At that time, the new China hoped to be respected and recognized by all sectors of the international community. Because ITTF is so friendly, we regard table tennis as a breakthrough in sports. The first generation of national leaders attached great importance to the table tennis team, and everyone had high hopes for the China table tennis team.

World champions accelerate their development.

65438-0959, the 25th World Table Tennis Championships was held in Dortmund, Germany. China athlete Rong Guotuan won the men's singles championship. This is the first world champion in China's history. Good news back to China, the whole China boiling!

This champion means too much to China: honor, dignity and self-confidence. China people focus too much hope and emotion on a small silver ball. White table tennis inspired more than 500 million people in China at that time.

After Rong Guotuan won the gold medal, it naturally promoted the popularization of table tennis in China. And this popularity is entirely from the inner desire of the masses.

196 1 The 26th World Table Tennis Championships was held in Beijing. This is the first world competition held in China after the founding of New China. China won four gold medals at home. This zero-distance contact with table tennis once again pushed the development of table tennis in China to a new climax and stage.

197 1 year, the famous "ping-pong diplomacy" broke the political ice between China and the United States and became a much-told story in the history of world diplomacy. This ball shook the earth, thus establishing its unshakable position in the political field of China.

Not expensive, easy to popularize.

Of course, the popularization and development of table tennis in China is also in line with China's national conditions. Because the development and promotion of many projects must have a certain economic foundation. So it's easy to explain why there will be no Woods in golf and no Schumacher in F/KLOC-0 in China. If China wants to win the world table tennis championship, it can form an enhanced volleyball team.