International Table Tennis Federation

Japanese: International Table Tennis Federation(英語表記)InternationalTableTennisFederation
International Table Tennis Federation

…The first association was established in the UK in 1902. Its popularity waned for a while after that, but in 1926 the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was formed, and in December of the same year the first European Championships were held in London with seven countries, including the UK, Germany, and Hungary, which was later recognized as the first World Championships. The game is said to have first been introduced to Japan in 1902, when Tokyo Higher Normal School professor Gendou Tsuboi returned from studying in the UK, bringing back rackets, balls, and rulebooks, and introducing them mainly to old-system high schools. …

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Japanese:

…02年イギリスで初めて協会が設立された。その後しばらく人気は衰えたが,26年には国際卓球連盟International Table Tennis Federation(ITTF)が結成され,同年12月ロンドンでイギリス,ドイツ,ハンガリーなど7ヵ国による初のヨーロッパ選手権大会を開催,これが後に第1回世界選手権大会として認められた。 日本には1902年,東京高等師範学校教授の坪井玄道がイギリス留学から帰国のさい,ラケット,ボール,ルールブックなどを持ち帰り,旧制高等学校を中心に紹介したのが始まりとされている。…

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