What is sport?
Sport is activity that is governed by a set ofrules or customs and often engaged incompetitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card gamesand board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuityor equipment quality are major factors. Sport is commonly defined as an organized, competitive and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. Sports differ from games based on levels of organization and profit (not always monetary). Accurate records are kept and updated, while failures and accomplishments are widely announced in sport news.
Table Tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth with rackets (also known as 'bats' or 'paddles'). The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. 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. A skilled player can impart several varieties of spin to the ball, altering its trajectory and limiting an opponent's options to great advantage.
The game is controlled by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded in 1926. Since 1988, table tennis has been an Olympic sport which includes fourevents. From 1988 until 2004, the events were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles. Since 2008 the doubles have been replaced by the team events (Beijing was the first time where table tennis had an Olympic team event).
 A competition game of table tennis played at the highest level. | |
| Highest governing body | ITTF |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Ping pong |
| First played | 1880s |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Single or doubles |
| Mixed gender | men and women |
| Category | Raquet sport, indoor |
| Ball | celluloid, 40 mm |
| Olympic | 1988 |
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