Table Tennis and China- Part 1

Table Tennis and China- Part 1

Table tennis no doubt is the biggest sport played in China and passion for table tennis in China is quite visible when we look at the international results of the sport.

Table tennis was introduced by China in 1901. Chinese people love the sport and play it frequently. In 1953, China entered the World Championships for the first time. Rong Guotuan became the first Chinese athlete to win a World Championship Title in any sport.

Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) was founded in 1953 and it has the largest number of clubs under its belt and that’s almost 500 clubs.

Chinese National Table Tennis Training Centre (CNTTTC) is a centre that looks after the young talent in china. If you love to play table tennis you are always welcome to join Chinese National Table Tennis Training Center.

China enjoyed the esteem of being at the top and has always trained other potential champions and was not afraid to experiment with the sport.

Zhuang Zedong won Men’s singles title for China after tough training at World Championships and preserves the title for three consecutive years.

China disappeared from Table Tennis scene during 1965 – 1971, during the rule of Ma Tse-Tung. It was a dark era that china failed to represent any International event.

China made their presence felt when they return to international scenes in 1981. The World Championship held in Yugoslavia was dominated by Chinese players as they claimed all the seven Gold medals.

China was distinctive and was clearly leading the sport as they maintain their winning streak at all the major World Championships.

There are many secrets to China’s success and the depth in their player lineup is the biggest advantage.  There is always someone waiting to represent China internationally in case a player is not working hard or not performing according to the standards set by the previous players or if he has some technical flaws.

Training is crucial for any sport and Chinese players train more than 7 hours a day. That includes both training on the table and other physical exercises. There are two training sessions, Morning and Afternoon. Players get 12 days off per year and also rest days after major tournaments.

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Posted by Ahmed Babar on Mar 24 2012. Filed under Sports, World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.