When did table tennis become an olympic sport?
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1988 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis at the Summer Olympics List of Olympic medalists in table tennis
When did table tennis become an olympic sport?
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<b>Table tennis</b> is among the <b>sports</b> contested at the Summer <b>Olympic</b> Games. It <b>was</b> 
introduced at the 1988 Summer <b>Olympics</b> in Seoul, South Korea, where&nbsp;... <b>Table tennis</b> competition has been in the Summer <b>Olympic</b> Games since 1988, 
with singles and doubles events for men and women. Athletes from China have 
dominated the <b>sport</b>, winning a total of 53 medals in ... Due to China&#39;s dominance 
in the <b>sport</b> the format <b>was</b> changed for the 2012 <b>Olympics</b>, such that only two&nbsp;... <b>Table tennis</b>, also known as <b>ping-pong</b>, is a <b>sport</b> in which two or four players hit 
a lightweight ... <b>Table tennis was</b> introduced as an <b>Olympic sport</b> at the <b>Olympics</b> 
in 1988. ... A game shall <b>be</b> won by the player first scoring 11 points unless both 
players score 10 points, when the game shall <b>be</b> won by the first player&nbsp;... Jean-Michel Saive (born 17 November 1969) is a former professional <b>table</b> 
<b>tennis</b> player from Belgium. Saive competed at seven consecutive <b>Olympics</b> 
between 1988 and 2012, ... in seven consecutive Summer <b>Olympic</b> Games, from 
1988, when <b>table tennis became</b> an official <b>Olympic sport</b> in Seoul, to 2012 in 
London. In 1988, <b>table tennis became an Olympic sport</b>. <b>Ping-pong</b> diplomacy <b>was</b> 
referenced in the 1994 film Forrest Gump. After suffering injuries in battle, Forrest
&nbsp;... <b>Tennis was</b> part of the Summer <b>Olympic</b> Games program from the inaugural 1896 
Summer ... After two appearances as a demonstration <b>sport</b> in 1968 and 1984 (
with a U-21 age limit), it returned as a full medal <b>sport</b> at the ... 1 Surface; 2 
Events; 3 Champions and venues since 1988; 4 Participating nations; 5 Medal 
<b>tables</b>. ... all medals (311 out of 473) in six <b>sports</b>: <b>table tennis</b>, badminton, ... the 
Summer <b>Olympics</b> just like baseball and softball <b>did</b> after ... Among them, 
swimming is the potential one that may <b>get</b> into top five <b>sports</b>&nbsp;... <b>Sport</b> in China has been long associated to the Martial Arts. Today China 
consists of a variety of ... Badminton and <b>table tennis</b> are also popular <b>sports</b> in 
China. ... China led the gold medal count (48) at the 2008 Summer <b>Olympics</b> in 
Beijing. ... Bodybuilding <b>was</b> introduced to China in the 1930s, before <b>being</b> 
banned in&nbsp;... In the 1950s, Japan&#39;s women team <b>was</b> a force to <b>be</b> reckoned with winning a 
total of 8 titles. The Chinese women started their strong grip on the world team&nbsp;... <b>Table tennis</b> in the United States is regulated by USA <b>Table Tennis</b>. USATT 
Historian Tim Boggan has written a volume of books entitled “History of U.S. 
<b>Table Tennis</b>” to give the readers a brief overview of how the <b>sport</b> of <b>table tennis</b> 
came to <b>be</b>. ... The <b>sport was</b> not named <b>ping pong</b> since that name <b>was</b> already 
taken from&nbsp;...
1988
Table tennis at the Summer Olympics