One should know the measurements of a racket and the ball along with ping pong table dimensions. The ping pong ball has a diameter of 40 mm. It is hollow and made of celluloid. Earlier, the ball diameter used to be 38 mm. If a ball gets 3 star rating, it means that the roundness and bounce are consistent. Ideally, the ball should weigh 2.7 g. The racket or bat used for table tennis should have a length of 10.6 cm. The height and width need to be 19.36 cm and 15.24 cm respectively. Weight of the racket is around 180 grams. The racket is known by the names 'bat' and 'paddle' in Europe and US respectively.
The game of ping pong developed a lot after its inception in Britain. The Table Tennis Association was formed in the year 1921 in London; it was followed by the founding of International Tennis Federation in 1926. In 1988, the game of ping pong was introduced in Olympics.
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