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Table Tennis

About the sport

The sport is played with paddles, disputed between two players or two pairs, originating in England around 1880 to “substitute” traditional tennis with less exhaustion. The motivation for the sport, no longer exists with the speed of the ball reaching 150 km/hr., demanding concentration and physical preparation by the athletes.

Since the beginning of the sport in Seoul 1988, China has established the hegemony in table tennis. The Asian giant won 20 of 24 gold medals available since then.

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Star athletes

Athletes to Watch

They will be protagonists at the Olympic Games

Hall of Fame

Stars that made history in the Olympic Games

Hugo HoyamaCountry:Brazil

He suffered the massive dominance of Asian athletes in the sport and never reached the podium. His sixth participation in the Games should be the last one.