When talking about table tennis, you may first think of China. Chinese players often take the first place in table tennis games. But do you know how this interesting game was first created（创造）?In the 1870s, people in England loved to play lawn tennis（草地网球）. But in winter, the weather was too cold. People wanted the sport indoors. Then they started a new kind of tennis. They played it on their dining tables.
The sport developed（发展）over the years. Chinese people quickly fell in love with the game. Now they play it in schools, factories, gyms and almost everywhere.
In 1959, China won the World Table Tennis Championship for the first time. In 1988, table tennis became an Olympic event. Did you watch the last Olympic games in Tokyo?The Chinese table tennis team won four gold medals（金牌）and three silver medals（银牌）！
