PING PONG

History: The game started as a sport in Britain during the 1880s, where it was played by the upper-class as an after-dinner game In 1901 ping pong tournament were developed in England with 300 players and lots of prizes. And finally, the first Ping Pong official World Championship was in 1926 in London

RULES The equipment needed is: - A table with a net - The rackets - A ball The matchs can be single or doubles. You have to pass the ball on the other side of the net, and if the other player can’t return you the ball is your point. The set finish when one of the player gets 11 or 21 points.

Ping pong’s medal table Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 2 Germany Singapore 1 1 0 0 3 South Korea 4 Honk Kong Japan 0 0 1 1 8

Ping pong timeatable In this year's Olympic Games Liu Song is going to represent Argentina -July 28th to August 2nd: Women and Men singles championships. -August 2nd to August 8th: Women and Men Teams championships