PongWorld - History Of Table Tennis / Ping Pong Diplomacy 1971 For history of table tennis in a particular country, see the Country In for much ofthe 60's and 70's, but after Table tennis became an olympic event in http://www.pongworld.com/more/history.shtml
Extractions: Home Tips Reviews Elite ... Advertise For history of table tennis in a particular country, see the Country In Focus page. Table Tennis likely began as a social hobby in England toward the end of the 1800's. Dining-room tables and balls of cork made up some of the early equipment that was used. These early pioneers may have referred to their sport as gossima flim-flam , or ping-pong . Around the turn of the century, the game underwent a few changes in England. One person introduced a celluloid ball to the game, while another added pimpled rubber to the wooden paddle. The recreational game lost some of its popularity until various groups around Europe revived it as "table tennis" in the 1920s. The International Table Tennis Association (ITTF) was formed in 1926. The sport soon spread to Japan and other Asian nations. The Japanese dominated the sport for much of the 50s and 60s, however the Chinese soon closed the gap. China alone dominated the sport for much of the 60's and 70's, but after Table Tennis became an Olympic event in the 1980's, other nations such as Sweden and South Korea have joined the top ranks. According to a PBS article
Home News Main Categories News Briefs Opinion States Washington King, a founding member of the Women's tennis Association, also helped establish theuneven bars in Montreal, scoring the first perfect 10 in olympic history. http://www.usatoday.com/2000/century/sports/005.htm
MSMonline the greatest concentration of sporting venues in olympic history, with world Badminton;Swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo and diving; Table tennis; http://archive.msmonline.com/2000/09/feature1.htm
Extractions: Swifter, higher, stronger T he Olympic Games serve our age as a metaphor for challenge and success. For Australia, this years Olympic Games demonstrate the nations success as measured on several levels. One of only three nations to compete in all 25 modern Olympic Games, Australia now is host to this event on the cusp of a new millennium, winning the honor against fierce international competition. When Sydney won its bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games in 1993, a high-stakes match of competitive bidding among architects, engineers, and contractors worldwide was set into motion, every bit as dramatic as the sporting events that would happen seven years later. More than 30 sporting venues were required for competition in September, but the venues were only a fraction of the total infrastructure needed for the Olympics. Behind the scenes, an enormous network of engineering, design and planning unfolded. Gold Medal Contender One company in particular proved itself a top competitor during Sydneys Olympic design and construction period. The respected architectural firm Bligh Voller Nield (BVN) has compiled a wide range of world-class projects throughout Australia and the Pacific Rim. The firm began when three prominent Australian firms merged: Bligh Voller Architects, Lawrence Nield and Partners Australia and Grose Bradley. The result is a powerful collaboration of design talent.
Extractions: History of table tennis The origin of table tennis has never been exactly pinpointed, even though it's a relatively young sport, younger than lawn tennis and not much older than basketball. The earliest known form of the sport, called indoor tennis, was played in the early 1880s by British army officers in India and South Africa, using lids from cigar boxes as paddles and rounded corks from wine bottles as balls, with a row of books set up across the middle of a table to form the net. Other versions developed in England during the 1890s, known variously as "whiff whaff" and "gossima," and Parker Brothers began manufacturing an indoor tennis kit that included a portable net that could be set up on a table, a small ball covered with netting, and miniature paddles. James Gibb, an Englishman who visited the United States in 1900, brought some hollow celluloid balls home and began playing indoor tennis with friends, using the new balls. Gibb apparently came up with the name "ping pong," representing the sounds of the ball hitting the paddle and then the table.
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Sport-Spot Table Tennis Links Rules of Table tennis. USA Table tennis. Canadian Table tennis. The history of Tabletennis. olympic Table tennis history. Tabletennis.com. Home Join Our Team! http://www.sport-spot.com/tabletennis.html
Harvard University Athletics: Olympics pistol (free and military), polo, rowing, swimming, tennis, track and Harvard OlympiansAllTime Harvard Olympians Harvard's olympic history Harvard's Connolly http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~athletic/olympics.html
Extractions: A Harvard athlete won the first gold medal of the modern Olympic Games. James B. Connolly 1898 , of South Boston, was victorious in the hop, skip, and jump (now known as the triple jump), the first event of the 1896 Games in Athens. He took a silver medal in the high jump and a bronze in the long jump at the same Games, and also competed in the 1900 Games.
Rhino Internet Solutions: Table Tennis Tournament: History history. Table tennis became an olympic sport in 1988, with singles and doublescompetition for both men and women. Rhino Internet Home http://www.rhinointernet.com/tabletennis/history.shtml
Extractions: History The origin of table tennis has never been exactly pinpointed, even though it's a relatively young sport, younger than lawn tennis and not much older than basketball. The earliest known form of the sport, called indoor tennis, was played in the early 1880s by British army officers in India and South Africa, using lids from cigar boxes as paddles and rounded corks from wine bottles as balls, with a row of books set up across the middle of a table to form the net. Other versions developed in England during the 1890s, known variously as "whiff whaff" and "gossima," and Parker Brothers began manufacturing an indoor tennis kit that included a portable net that could be set up on a table, a small ball covered with netting, and miniature paddles. James Gibb, an Englishman who visited the United States in 1900, brought some hollow celluloid balls home and began playing indoor tennis with friends, using the new balls. Gibb apparently came up with the name "ping pong," representing the sounds of the ball hitting the paddle and then the table. However, an English manufacturer of sporting goods, John Jacques, registered "Ping Pong" as a trade name in 1901 and sold American rights to Parker Brothers, who came out with a new kit under that name.
New Zealand Tennis - Tennis Links olympic tennis 2000, olympic tennis 2000 The olympic tennis 2000 sitecontains news, oncourt information, qualifiers and history. http://www.tennis.org.nz/tlinks.html
Extractions: Tennis Links. The Four Grand Slam Tournaments. Australian Open from Melbourne Park in January - Player information, draw and results. The French Open is the second Grand Slam of the year,played in late May on a red clay at Roland Garros in Paris - the site provides information, draws and results. The Championships - Player information, draws and results. The tournament is held in the last week of June and first week of July each year. The US Open from Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, New York. Player information, draws and results. Beginning of September each year. Professional Circuit Sites. The SANEXWTA Tour is the women's professional circuit of over 50 tournaments and an end of year championship each year. Calendars, player bios, rankings, draws, results from current events and much more.. The ATP Tour is the men's professional circuit of over 80 tournaments each year. Calendars, player bios, rankings, draws, results from current events and much more. Tennis Federation Sites. The International Tennis Federation is the controlling body for Tennis worlwide. General information about the game, Fed cup, men's and women's satellite circuits, the world junior circuit and world junior rankings. The Davis Cup is the annual men's international teams competition for tennis run by ITF with over 130 nations participating. Information on the events, draws and results.
History Charlotte Cooper was the first woman to win an olympic competition.She won it for tennis in Paris in 1900. Charlotte could not http://homepage.tinet.ie/~mdgprimary/olympicfacts.htm
Extractions: History Ceremonies 1896 Games Women Interesting Facts Sydney 2000 Olympic Art Morton Stadium Dissolving Boundaries Page Interesting Facts Interesting Facts about the 1896 Games It took the American team 17 days to reach the games by steamer. The Italian competitor walked all the way from Milan to Athens but unfortunately he was disqualified and couldn't compete. An English tennis player, J.P. Boland, was in Athens on holiday and he decided to enter the singles tournament. He won!! Races were run clockwise and not anti-clockwise which is usual today. Dena and Kerrie Back to Olympic Menu The Olympic Torch For the Mexico games in 1968, the Olympic torch followed the route Christopher Columbus took when he discovered the New World. Back to Olympic Menu The First Olympic Superstar Alvin Kraenzlein was the first Olympic superstar. He was from the USA. He won four gold medals at the Paris games in 1900. Liz and Joy Back to Olympic Menu The First Woman to Win an Olympic Competition but NO MEDAL Charlotte Cooper was the first woman to win an Olympic competition. She won it for
BBC Online - Get Your Kit On - On The Field - History - Tennis In 1988, tennis was reintroduced as an olympic sport. Miloslav Mecirof Czechoslovakia won the men's title, while Steffi Graf of http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/getyourkiton/field/history/tennisindex.shtml
Extractions: As you watch Wimbledon with your bowl of strawberries and cream, you might think that tennis is the most British of sports. But you'd be wrong - it dates back hundreds of years to another part of the world altogether. So settle back and let GYKO guide you through the edited highlights of the story of tennis... Tennis has its origins in a much older game, Jeu de Palme (handball), which dates back to pre-12th century France. The game was played in an enclosed court, with side and end walls, and originally players used their hands, then gloves and finally a short racket. This early game became very popular, particularly among French and English Royalty in the 16th and 17th centuries. Known as Real or Royal Tennis in Britain, the oldest court (which is still used occasionally) was built by King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace around 1530. No one's sure why tennis was given its name. Some suggest it originates from Tennois or Sennois in France, where the game may have first been played. It might also date back from the French custom of shouting out 'tenez' ('play') before serving.
Pravda.RU Kournikova And Fedorov Get Secretely Married In Moscow AND FEDOROV GET SECRETELY MARRIED IN MOSCOW A renowned tennis player Anna THE 2008olympic GAMES WILL BE THE BEST IN THE history OF olympic MOVEMENT China http://english.pravda.ru/sport/2001/07/24/10844.html
Extractions: A renowned tennis player Anna Kournikova and a no less renowned hockey player Sergei Fedorov have officially married in one of Moscows registration offices, according to The Sun magazine. The couple have reportedly fled to Russia and got their conjugal ties formally registered in Russias capital city. According to Mr. Fedorovs mother, it was a moving ceremony, where only the brides and bridegrooms parents, bridesmen, and Sergeis brother were present. To avoid unwanted witnesses, Ms. Kournikova and Mr. Fedorova are said to have paid for the registration office entire working day.
Extractions: Special Olympics Romania National Games The 12th Special Olympics Romania National Games, held 11-12 October 2002, received a boost from Olympic legend Nadia Comaneci, who flew to Bucharest to lend her support. Approximately 400 athletes from throughout the country competed in table tennis and athletics. The occasion was used to mark the introduction of gymnastics to the Special Olympics Program. Nadia Comaneci speaks before the Torch Run gets underway. From left: Georgiu Gingaras, Minister of Youth and Sports (light blue and yellow track suit), Comaneci, Romanian tennis legend Ille Nastase, Mayor Traian Basescu (in orange and dark blue track suit) and Maria-Mihaela Milea, Special Olympics Romania National Director. 12th Special Olympics Romania National Games, 11-12 October, 2002, Bucharest, Romania. (Photo by Martha Jo Braycich, Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia)
Olympics tennis Dokic battles back to reach quarters. Redgrave, 38, the most celebrated oarsmanin olympic history, teamed with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James http://www.gigglepotz.com/ausoly-8.htm
Extractions: Briton Steve Redgrave refused to rule out another Olympic campaign after winning an unprecedented fifth consecutive gold medal on Saturday at the Sydney regatta. Redgrave, 38, the most celebrated oarsman in Olympic history, teamed with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell to win the men's coxless fours. Team USA Update
History Of 20th Century Sport 1980-2000 and threatening to destroy the primary olympic sport, the as destructive as in anyin history was mowing line umpires in between playing peerless tennis in two http://city.reuters.com/global/cluboffers/features/276440/
South Bend Table Tennis Center North American 2000 olympic Coach. tennis Read about the benefits of Table tennisfrom June SBTTC history We're documenting our history, particularly St.Joseph http://www.parrett.net/~arnpas/
Extractions: SBTTC is a large club with activities from beginners to seasoned Loopers and Choppers with 14 profession tables. The club is ranked 7th in the nation by tabletennis.about.com . Among the well organized activities are: You'll find SBTTC a group of friendly people from all walks-of-life who have fun playing Table Tennis and who enjoy helping others learn and improve their games. More....
Welcome To Tabletennisvideos.com Catalog of videos covering table tennis competitions of the past decade. Also features stories and links of the most recent olympic and World Championship events. http://www.tabletennisvideos.com/
Extractions: Reflex Sports will accept returns only of defective tapes. If you should receive such a tape, let us know and we will advise you as to how to return it to us for replacement. TABLE TENNIS BEYOND IMAGINATION WITH ADDED SPECIAL FEATURE: 2001 WTTC HIGHLIGHTS NOW IN DVD IDEAL G IFT FOR PLA YERS AND FANS ANIMATED TABLE TENNIS CLOCK click on picture for more information 2002 European Championships from Zagreb Men's World Cup 2001 ... TTC- Straight from Osaka! W Videos Reports World Table Tennis Championships Since 1987
Table Tennis Ping-Pong Read about all the international olympic Trials, interviews with players, and results from Sydney during the Games. http://tabletennis.about.com/msub-olympic.htm
ITF Olympic Tennis 2000 Official olympic tennis 2000 site from the ITF World Governing body of tennis http://www.tennisgold.com
