Origins of Table Tennis
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Ram Sood Asked 13 years ago
According to Wikipedia table tennis was invented by British upper-class people i want to know if this is true.
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Ram,
Yes it is true. Â It started in England in the late 1800s. It is said that it started as a game played by cricketers during their breaks.
It also became a Parlour Game and had many names before it became Table Tennis.
The ITTF website that has a timeline of the history of Table Tennis.
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Simon Lewis Posted 13 years ago
Wiff Waff is coming home this summer.....!
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Ram Sood Posted 12 years ago
WOW thanks