The Primary study on the social impacts of of Table Tennis ' achievement on Chinese society

Abstract

In general, sport achievements are most likely the direct reflects the social development of society in question. Specifically, the achievement of Chinese table tennis has the huge impacts on Chinese society ever since 1950’. Chinese table tennis team has won all the championships continuously, which not only makes the International Table Tennis Federation (ITBF) a bit embarrassed to some extent, but also leads to the present situation of "flourishing Chinese table tennis and decadent international table tennis". Furthermore, the impacts of achievement on Chinese society beyond the sport itself. It affects the society thoroughly. Therefore, the purpose of the study is mainly to examine the current status of Chinese table tennis and attempt to access the social impacts of sports achievement on society to some degree. Documentation, literature review and comparative methods have been applied for this study. The results of the study showed that the competitive sports in China, such as table tennis, have been regarded as the national sports. Therefore, the major components of the attention has been paid on the so-called national sports, which usually support from the State Administration. The study results also reveal that once you have made sports achievement, you are most likely treated as a national hero, and enjoy the rising social and financial status in the society. The study concluded that the efforts made by the States helped the so-called national sports to achieve the great success in sports. Apparently, any sports achievement can greatly rise national identity, social awareness and social unity and etc. However, while much attention paid to the competitive sport, efforts needed to be made on Sports for All as well.