Vanuatu National Olympic Commitee The Vanuatu Womens National tabletennis Team has retained their Golden Crown This is the first time in Vanuatu s sporting history that a national team http://www.oceaniasport.com/vanuatu/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=254&sID=35
Secondary P.E. Individual Sports Describes the sport of Cycling, role in olympics, history, table tennis (Ping Pong). Title olympic table tennis NBCSports http://www.ops.org/pe/individual.html
Extractions: Secondary Physical Education The links below have been selected by the Omaha Public Schools based on their relevance to curriculum needs. None of these sites are owned or controlled by the Omaha Public Schools. Neither the district nor its employees are responsible for their contents or their links to other locations. Secondary Physical Education links Physical Education home page Title: ArcheryNBC Sports
15th Asian Games - Doha - 2006 table tennis. history. table tennis developed in the late 19th century, table tennis made its olympic debut as a full medal sport during the olympic http://www.doha-2006.com/en/asian_games_2006/sports/tabletennis_history.htm
USATODAY.com - Age No Barrier For 47-year-old Navratilova tennis roster 10.0 Whitney Ping (table tennis) Martina Navratilova became the oldest tennis playe rin olympic history with her doubles opener. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/racket/2004-08-16-navratilova-ope
Extractions: OAS_listpos = "PageCount,NavBottom120x90,Top728x90,Zaplet1,FloatBottom,Bottom468x60,VerticalBanner,Poster3"; Classifieds: Cars Jobs Dating USA TODAY ... Weather Olympic sports Olympics home Winter sports Future Games Athens 2004 Full coverage Results Multimedia Salt Lake 2002 Full coverage International Index Tools Game matchups Sheridan's odds Live odds Sagarin ratings Indexes Scores Columnist index Sports briefs TV listings ... Sports index Posted 8/16/2004 12:57 AM Updated 8/17/2004 11:10 AM Click here for complete 2004 Olympics coverage Racket sports Full coverage Badminton info page Table tennis info page Tennis info page ... Predictions Results and schedules Badminton Table tennis Tennis Meet the Olympians Badminton roster Table tennis roster Tennis roster 10.0: Whitney Ping (table tennis) Tennis extras Digest and features Index: Track top players and stats Today's Top Olympic Sports Stories Belgium's Boonen wins World Championship men's road race Wrestling Worlds revamped Germany's Schleicher wins gold in road race IOC chief: Armstrong dispute hurts fight against doping ... Add USATODAY.com headlines to your Web site
Home Page Adapted from Tim Boggans Chapters of table tennis history table tennis became an olympic sport in 1988, with singles and doubles competition for both http://tulsatabletennis.com/history.html
Extractions: home member login newsletter site map ... FAQ The Tulsa Table Tennis Club began in 1970 by Steve Sumner at the YWCA at 17th and Memorial. Peggy Shaha, from Tulsa, was the top women's player in OKLA. at that time. When Steve Sumner moved to Tahlequah, Ok. around 1974, Bob Shaha began running the club. When Bob Shaha moved to Ada, Ok., Kelly Boyce and Gary Sanchez ran the club. In 2001 for 1 1/2 years the club moved to Eastland Mall with the help of Jim French who negotiated the move. After Eastland mall, in 2002, Jim French negotiated 2 nights a week at Dawson Park in exchange for keeping the park clean. Presently, Gary Sanchez. Hamid Ahmadi, Bob Kyker, Sydney A., Jim French, Kelly Boyce and others help run the club now (2005). Building was built in 1908 as a one room school house for grades 1 to 12. In 1930 it became a community recreation center. Dawson was annexed to Tulsa in 1949. Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 and renovations finished in 1/03. Building is owned and maintained by the Tulsa Parks and Recreation Dept. and all scheduling for the building is done by the Dawson Park Neighborhood Association. In 2002 Jim French negotiated 2 nights a week at Dawson Park in exchange for keeping the park clean.
Canupnet TTlinks-The World table tennis links to the world. ITTF olympic GAMES history 1998 US Open Website World table tennis Federation (tounge in cheek). The Sports Arena http://www.hal-pc.org/~canupnet/ttworld.html
Extractions: Ping TV ... International Paralympic Committee IPC TT Page International Table Tennis Committee for the disabled USA Deaf Sports Federation NSW Wheelchair TT Page Wheelchair Sports Association ... Women's Sports Foundation Sports Servers with news about Table Tennis Reuter's News Service Updated Nando News Server Updated Sportalasia The Sports Network Canadian Sports Server Xinhua News Agency (in English) Infostrada (European Sport Server) South China Post (in English) Yahoo News Server (type table tennis) Fox Sports Server (type Table Tennis) Fox Sports Net Associated Press/Washington Post (type Table Tennis in "word" box) CBS Sports Server (TT articles on rare occassions) China News Digest (in English) Official newspaper of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (in Chinese) Czeck Sport Server German Sports News Server NBC Sports Server TT info Sportsterminal ... Oceania Table Tennis Federation Sydney, Australia
Untitled Document Wu Xiaoxuan became the first female olympic champion in Chinas history, in the womens table tennis doubles at the 26th olympic Games in Atlanta, 1996 http://www.bjreview.com.cn/200430/Cover-200430(C).htm
International Institute For Sport And Olympic History and olympic history. The following subject areas are suggested areas of interest for Swimming Diving; table tennis (ping pong); Team Handball; tennis http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3subjects.html
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TTNZ History table tennis became an olympic sport in 1988. A more extensive history of table tennis New Zealand can be found in the book, Fifty Years Across the http://www.tabletennis.org.nz/page/ttnz_history.html
Extractions: Early equipment consisted of rubber or cork balls, and bats made of dried animal skins stretched over a wooden frame. NZ's first tournament in 1902 The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was formed in Berlin in 1926 and international laws were adopted. The first official World Championships were held in London the same year. Seven countries participated.By this time balls were made of celluloid and bats consisted of sheets of pimpled rubber glued to wooden blades. Developments over later decades included "sandwich" rubber (pimpled rubber attached to a layer of sponge), rubbers specially treated to impart extra spin or to absorb spin, and "speed" glues which were absorbed into the sponge to make the rubber springier and add speed to the ball. NZ's team to the
EdGate Summer Games News, history, and Fast Facts. IOC table tennis will give you a spin on all The United States olympic Committee site includes the rules and history of http://www2.edgate.com/summergames/spotlight_sport/table_tennis.php
Extractions: One player serves until 5 points have been scored, after which the opponent serves for the next 5 points. A game is won by the player who first scores 21 points. If, however, the score is tied at 20, play continues until one player gains a 2-point advantage, with the service changing after each point. A match consists of three games out of five. Competition
Table Tennis history of table tennis. In the early 1880s, indoor tennis, the earliest form of table USA table tennis One olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909 http://gatorsport.phhp.ufl.edu/tabletennis.html
Extractions: Table Tennis History of Table Tennis In the early 1880s, indoor tennis, the earliest form of table tennis, was first played. Lids from cigar boxes were used as paddles; rounded corks from wine bottles were used as balls; a row of books in the middle of the table formed the net. Table tennis is also referred to as ping pong. Ping pong represents the sound of the ball hitting the paddle and then the table. Ping pong was a trade name and was sold to Parker Brothers. The American Ping Pong Association was formed in 1930. (www.hickoksports.com/history/tabletenn.shtml) Rules: The first player or pair who scores 11 points wins the game. However, if both players or pairs score 10 points, the game is won by the first player or pair who gains a lead of 2 points. A match consists of the best of any odd number of games. The following are the basic rules of service: The ball must be held above the table level in order for the opponent and umpire to see it. The ball must be held in the palm of the hand with fingers stretched, and tossed vertically at least six inches.
Olympic Council Of Ireland :::: The first Irishborn winner of an olympic gold medal was John Pius Boland, table tennis, tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling http://www.olympicsport.ie/history.html
Extractions: My Homepage Home President's Welcome OCI Board Members ... Olympians Database J.J. Keane, then one of Ireland's leading sports administrators was elected to the International Olympic Committee in 1922 and it is now generally accepted that the Irish Olympic Council as it was known at the outset, came to existence in 1922 but due to the loss of the minutes of the early meetings of the Council, the exact date is now not known. Ireland was given formal recognition as an independent nation in the Olympic Movement at the IOC session in Paris in 1924 and it was at the Paris Games that Ireland made its first appearance in an Olympic Games as an independent nation. No medals in the sporting events were won by Ireland at the Paris games but Jack Yeats was awarded an Olympic silver medal for his painting "Swimming" in the Olympic Arts division and Oliver St. John Gogarty was awarded a bronze medal for his "Ode to the Tailteann Games" in the Literature division.
Sydney Beat - China.org.cn China will try to clean sweep the olympic table tennis gold medals for the first time in the Games history at the Sydney olympic Games here on Sunday. http://www.china.org.cn/olym/110.htm
Extractions: China Tries to Clean Sweep Table Tennis Golds China will try to clean sweep the Olympic table tennis gold medals for the first time in the Games' history at the Sydney Olympic Games here on Sunday. The men's and singles will play the semifinals and finals on Sunday. Top seed Kong Linghui of China will take on Joergen Persson of Sweden while the reigning Olympic champion Liu Guoliang of China will play veteran Swedish paddler Jan-Ove Waldner in the other semifinal match. Should Kong and Liu win their respective semifinal match, the Chinese paddlers will clean sweep the four gold medals for the first time in Olympic history. China had already won the men's doubles and the women's doubles titles. The women's singles finals will be played between two Chinese players Li Ju and Wang Nan on Sunday.
Sydney Beat - China.org.cn China will try to clean sweep the olympic table tennis gold medals for the first time in the Games history at the Sydney olympic Games on Sunday. http://www.china.org.cn/olym/107.htm
Extractions: China Tries to Clean Sweep Table Tennis Golds China will try to clean sweep the Olympic table tennis gold medals for the first time in the Games' history at the Sydney Olympic Games on Sunday. The men's and singles will play the semifinals and finals on Sunday. Top seed Kong Linghui of China will take on Joergen Persson of Sweden while the reigning Olympic champion Liu Guoliang of China will play veteran Swedish paddler Jan-Ove Waldner in the other semifinal match. Should Kong and Liu win their respective semifinal match, the Chinese paddlers will clean sweep the four gold medals for the first time in Olympic history. China had already won the men's doubles and the women's doubles titles. The women's singles finals will be played between two Chinese players Li Ju and Wang Nan on Sunday.
Boston.com / Sports / Olympics But it wasn t until 1988, when table tennis was added to the olympic Games in Seoul Even making it past the second round is history, Khoa Nguyen said. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=globe&page=olymp/2004/previews/tablet
Table Tennis Rule Find comprehensive information about, table tennis history, olympic table tennis was first played in 1988 (with both men and women Singles and Doubles http://www.clearleadinc.com/site/table-tennis.html
Extractions: Home Related Articles Search in this category History of Table Tennis ... Few tips to help you play Table Tennis effectively Table Tennis Rule Table tennis is an exemplary game of skill requiring remarkable hand eye coordination by the players. In order to play the game professionally you require high degree of perseverance and concentration to position the ball at the required place in the opponent's side of the table. Read on for comprehensive information about, table tennis history, rules for playing the game, about the game equipments and also pick few valuable tips to improve your playing. History of Table Tennis Table tennis game was initially an after-the-dinner amusement for British officers in India and South Africa during the 1800s. It was first called ping pong. Ping pong became the game's registered name during 1901 until it was later altered to Table Tennis. During the year 1935, the U S Table Tennis Association was formed which was later renamed as U.S.A Table Tennis (year 1994). The first table tennis world championship tournament was played in London during the year 1927. Olympic table tennis was first played in 1988 (with both men and women Singles and Doubles matches). Today table tennis game witnesses enthusiastic participation from both the east and the west alike. Rules for playing Table Tennis Official table tennis games are played for 11 points. The team or player to score 11 points first is declared as the winner. In case there is a tie for 10 points between the two teams / players then the side to fist score a lead of 2 points will be declared as winner.