Table Tennis Olympics 2016. Table tennis at the 2016 summer olympics in rio de janeiro took place from 6 to 17 august 2016 at the third pavilion of riocentro.around 172 table tennis players (equally distributed between men and women) competed in both the singles and team events. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display
Table tennis had appeared at the summer olympics on seven previous occasions beginning with the 1988 summer olympics in seoul. As was widely predicted, china is dominating the 2016 rio olympics table tennis medal tally with all but one being taken home by players from the middle kingdom. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display
Players/teams can score regardless of whether they are the serving or receiving team.
As was widely predicted, china is dominating the 2016 rio olympics table tennis medal tally with all but one being taken home by players from the middle kingdom. The chinese have been the most dominant players for the last 45 years and throughout olympic competition. The competition was played on a fast hardcourt surface used in numerous north american tournaments that aims to minimize disruption for players. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display