Hunting, archery and rowing races are some of the earliest sports played by the people here. It's a known fact that when China takes up any sport, it means serious business.
- Table tennis: Its official name in the country is Ping Pong. In this game two teams of one or two players each hit a small hollow ball across a hard table that is divided by a net. Table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988.
- Badminton: This sport is played on a hard court divided by a net. It can be played in singles and doubles too, with each player using a racquet (or racket) to hit the shuttlecock.
- Basketball: After the USA and Canada, China is oldest country that started playing basketball. Basketball arrived in this country in the 1890s and was declared a national past time in 1935. However, basketball became popular only in the 1990s when globalization and the Internet allowed the Chinese population to come in greater contact with the sport being played elsewhere in the world.
- Chess: With large government support, China is slowly developing as a major chess power of the world.
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