China, the empire of table tennis

The country that is the king of ping-pong. In China, people play this sport in parks at any age and even start learning at school. In competitions, the winning ping-pong player is often from the Middle Kingdom. However, table tennis was not born in China, but in England, but some children in the country were almost born with a racket in their hands.

In one school in the country, for example, about forty children play from the age of 6. They train intensely, up to 5 hours a day, hitting a small white ball in a Chinese champion factory. Thousands of similar schools exist in the country and all the coaches are former champions. This sport was pushed by Mao in the 1950s and now, the craze for table tennis is not about to change. With more than 300 million members, the Chinese remain champions of the small white ball.