Former India National Table Tennis Champion Uttam Chandrana passes away

RIP Uttam Chandarana.
A great Table Tennis Champion, an inspiration for many generations.

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Table Tennis - Did you know?

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Table Tennis Trivia

• Table Tennis is played in over 200 countries
• Table Tennis is the second highest sport in terms of participation.
• About 300 million (30 Crore) people play Table Tennis in China. It is the largest recreational sport in that country.
• Since 1959, Chinese men have dominated the World Championships and have won the title 60% of the time.
• In April 1972, the US table tennis team were invited to visit China. This was a landmark event in the history of the world and helped improve US and China relations. The event was dubbed "Ping Pong Diplomacy".
• The best performance by an Indian at a world championship was K Nagaraj, who reached the quarter finals at the 1956 edition. Nagaraj unfortunately lost 20-22 in the deciding game. Nagaraj is considered the all-time greatest player of India.
• Uttam Chandarana beat a world champion in Mumbai in 1952
• Gool Nasikwala won the triple crown in the inaugural Asian table tennis championship in Singapore in 1952. No one can dare dream about in India today.