<P> Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988 , with singles and doubles events for men and women . Athletes from China have dominated the sport , winning a total of 53 medals in 32 events , including 28 out of a possible 32 gold medals , and only failing to at least medal in one event , the inaugural Men 's Singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics . </P>
<P> Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988 , with singles and doubles events for men and women . Athletes from China have dominated the sport , winning a total of 53 medals in 32 events , including 28 out of a possible 32 gold medals , and only failing to at least medal in one event , the inaugural Men 's Singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics . </P>
when did table tennis become an olympic sport
when did table tennis become an olympic sport
1988
1988