Table tennis is a sport with a long history. And it is now one of the most popular Olympic sports.

Table tennis appeared in England first and it was popular in the 1870s. English people loved tennis. The only problem was the English rainy weather. And tennis was an outdoor sport. So people had an idea. They wanted to bring the popular game of tennis indoors.

Of course, there wasn't enough room for the tennis indoors. So they played it on the table with books and called it indoor tennis. With time more and more people began to play the game in 1875. The Englishman James Gibb wrote the first rule of the game. Then it became an Olympic sport in 1988. Now it is also known as ping-pong.

In the early days of the 1900s, the early form of table tennis found its way to China. Over more than 100 years, table tennis has developed into a national sport in our country. Lots of Chinese people love it and our country's players have won many games.

Playing table tennis can make people happy and relaxed. It is a fun activity to meet new people and make friends. People of all ages can play it. Today many people from all over the world play and love the sport!