World Table Tennis Day

History of the World Table Tennis Day

Table tennis, also called ping pong, originated during Victorian England where it was originally played as a parlour game. It didn’t become a competitive sport until 1988 when the summer Olympics started. In 2001 the International Table Tennis Federation formed and took table tennis to a whole new level. One of the fundamental mission of The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is to promote table tennis globally to be played in each corner of the world. To accomplish this mission, ITTF created ITTF Development to make the sport accessible to everyone. In 2015, ITTF created World Table Tennis Day to get people interested in this competitive sport and has since been celebrating the holiday so that way more people can learn about the sport.

How to Celebrate World Table Tennis Day?

The World Table Tennis Day is celebrated by organizing activities, such as tournaments and exhibitions on the streets, clubs, bars, schools, workplaces, shopping centres, etc. All these events can be registered on the official website of the day, (tt4all.com) to join the worldwide celebration. If you’re looking for other ways to celebrate World Table Tennis Day, watch competitive world tennis on TV and hashtag #worldtabletennisday on social media so your friends know what day it is!