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World Table Tennis Day is an international event, and people from all over the world celebrate the day.
The sport is meant for everyone regardless of age, gender, culture, and physical ability. It is believed that through this sport, social inclusion, peace, and unity can be achieved. Thus, ITTF invites and exhorts everyone to celebrate the event annually on April 6.
World Table Tennis Day first started on April 6, 2015.
The International Table Tennis Federation started this event to promote social inclusion, peace, and unity.
If you are already prepared to grab a paddle and play the game, then excuse us for detaining you for a little bit. First, let's see some intriguing events related to the history of this sport.
Since its invention, the sport has received much popularity. It is said that in Victorian England, table tennis was considered to be a parlor game of upper-class people. In the first part of the last century, this sport grew. The first Table Tennis Association, Ping Pong Association, English Table Tennis Association, International Table Tennis Association, American Table Tennis Association, and the first World Table Tennis Championships, all took place before 1933. And in the second half of the century, the sport was played in the Olympics. It had traveled a long way before ITTF decided to create an international holiday dedicated to this sport. Table tennis can be played by two or four players at a time. You can play it as a competitive sport, just for fun, or to burn some calories. And since table tennis does not require much movement, the chances of getting injured are also much lower than other sports. So, on May 6, raise awareness of the benefits of playing table tennis, and encourage people to participate in this sport.
On this World Table Tennis Day, you can participate in a table tennis competition. And if that is not possible then you can conduct a table tennis tournament in your backyard. Invite your friends and co-workers. After that, you can take some photos together and share them on social media to let others know about the day. And if anyone shows interest then you will have an extra participant next year! You could also spend this day reading some books on table tennis to know more about the sport and to find out about the all-time-best players.
The celebration of World Table Tennis Day aims to promote social unity and peace, and to appreciate the brilliant sport where the players do not need to fulfill any criteria to participate in the game.
It is on the same day as World Table Tennis Day.
Some of the best table tennis players are Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, Ma Long, and Sun Yingsha.
Table tennis is an inclusive sport, everyone is welcome to play it. That is why, to promote social inclusion, the International Table Tennis Federation started this event and dedicated it to table tennis.
International Sports Day was started by the United Nations and is dedicated to all sports, whereas World Table Tennis Day was started by ITTF and is dedicated to table tennis. But both of these holidays are celebrated on the same day and have the same motive.
There are many theories regarding the origin of table tennis. While some say it originated in Victorian England as a parlor game, others believe that the British military officers developed this game in India and then brought it to England.
Yes. Table tennis was included in the Olympics in 1988 in South Korea.
The event was started in 2015 by the International Table Tennis Federation.
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| April 06, 2020 | Monday |
| April 06, 2021 | Tuesday |
| April 06, 2022 | Wednesday |
| April 06, 2023 | Thursday |
| April 06, 2024 | Saturday |
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-table-tennis-day/
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/world-table-tennis-day-april-6/
https://www.wikidates.org/holiday/world-table-tennis-day_1080.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis#History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Table_Tennis_Championships
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Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
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