Table Tennis
The 2008 Summer Olympics will be held between the dates, August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008. The chosen venue is Beijing. The opening ceremony will be held at the Beijing National Stadium and will start at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC). There are some events that will be held in other cities of China as well. Amongst the many sports played, Table Tennis is a major one.
The competitions of Table Tennis at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will be held at the Peking University Gymnasium from August 13 to August 23. There will be 4 sets of medals that will be awarded in the events that include Men's singles, Men's teams, Women's singles and Women's teams.
Table Tennis is a sport which involves two or four players. The players strike a lightweight ball back and forth to each other constantly with paddles or rackets. The game is played on a table that is divided by a net. Here the players allow only one bounce of the ball on their side and then return it to the opponent's side for a bounce before the opponent hits it back. The Table Tennis Event format suggests that an NOC is allowed to enter up to 1 men's and 1 women's team in teams events and a maximum of 3 men and 3 women athletes in singles events.
The beautiful city of Beijing, where the 2008 Summer Olympics will be held is situated in northern China. Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Beijing is well known for its endless number of tourist attraction spots, among which the major ones are The Summer Palace (World Heritage Site), Beijing Ancient Observatory, Tiananmen Square, Wanshou Temple, Yonghegong (Lama Temple), Yunju Temple, Five Pagoda Temple, Zhen Jue Temple, Badachu, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Beijing World Park, Jingshan Park, Holy Saviour Church, Temple of Heaven (World Heritage Site), Niujie Mosque, Beihai Park, Shichahai, Taoranting Park and Beijing Zoo.
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