英语手抄报

Table tennis is originated from the United Kingdom in the late 19th century.

In 1904,a Shanghai shop keeper called Wang Dao wu,brought 10 sets

Of table tennis tools home,the game was therein introduced to China.

Modern swimming started in England. It became popular in Yorkshire region in 1660s. The first swimming pool was built in Liverpool George Wharf in 1828. The first Swimming Association was set up in England in 1837. And breaststroke was widely used in swimming.

There were three swimming items in the first modern Olympics in 1896. But there was no widely accepted rule for swimming. So, in 1908 Federation International de Nation (FINA) was founded.

Nowadays, there are six major items of 32 small items of freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, medley and relay (freestyle and medley). It is the second only after the Track and Field in Olympic Games. (知识链接)

Contemporary badminton first appeared in the mid-19th century, it evolved from the game battledore and shuttlecock, which can be traced back to ancient Greece, China, Japan and India. Especially popular in Asia and Europe today, badminton became a full competition sport at the Olympic Games in 1992.

Diving is a personal athletic competition,which is entered for by himself.

Athlete jumps over from the diving board.He should dives into the swimming pool or does a series of action，

like various，complicated artistic gymnastics in the air,diving into the swimming poor with great promptitude and a fine poise.

In 1994, it is the first time for diving competition to be placed on items of Olympic Games in St. Louis.

Diving board competition was place on items of Olympic Games in Athens.

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