Table tennis or more famously known as,Ping Pong,has a long history of approximately 127 years.Ping Pong originated in England back in the late 1800s.It was transformed into what we now called "table tennis" through the sport "tennis" itself.It was meant to be played indoor for the amusement of the upper-class in the Victorian era.The name "Ping Pong" came from the sound generated from the game play.The sport's equipment began to reform into what we have right now.Like the paddles and the balls.Because of the increase of the sport's popularity,the sport was introduced into the Olympics in 1988.