table tennis
noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball
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But its handling of the table tennis competition suggests old expectations may persist, too.
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Adam Nagourney Lisa Lerer Hannah Beech Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Judo; diving; rhythmic, artistic and trampoline gymnastics; fencing; and table tennis are among a dozen that will be clustered in or near downtown Los Angeles, the most transit rich-pocket in Southern California, with multiple rail and bus lines converging.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
That doesn’t include four hours of floating table tennis in a pool on a recent vacation — diving for shots, intentionally making waves and splashing the table for an advantage.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
French brothers Alexis and Félix Lebrun have given table tennis a huge boost in the host country.
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Adam Nagourney Lisa Lerer Hannah Beech Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Judo; diving; rhythmic, artistic and trampoline gymnastics; fencing; and table tennis are among a dozen that will be clustered in or near downtown Los Angeles, the most transit rich-pocket in Southern California, with multiple rail and bus lines converging.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
That doesn’t include four hours of floating table tennis in a pool on a recent vacation — diving for shots, intentionally making waves and splashing the table for an advantage.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
French brothers Alexis and Félix Lebrun have given table tennis a huge boost in the host country.
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Table tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20tennis. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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