国际乒联主席的人与事——《我与“国球”——徐寅生口述历史》章节选登之二

History of ITTF Presidents——Section of “I and Chinese Table Tennis” Oral History from Xu Yinsheng

国际乒联的各届主席,为推动世界乒乓球运动各有思路,各有特点,各有贡献。乒乓球运动之所以能成为中国的"国球",重要原因之一在于首任主席蒙塔古先生于建国初就邀请中国进入了国际乒联。此后,乒乓球运动进入奥运会;其赛制和器材不断适应"健康"和"观赏"的体育运动的原则,不断遵循乒乓球运动的发展规律。

Successive Presidents of International Table Tennis Federation（ITTF）have their respective good points and contributions to the development of table tennis.Ivor Montagu,the first President of ITTF,has invited China into the International Table Tennis Federation when new China was just established.As a result,table tennis has become China＇s national game.Since then table tennis become an Olympic event,the competition system and equipment of it follows the law of the development.