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I love watching fencing (foil more than sabre, oddly), but I disagree about ping-pong. Ping-pong is actually a very serious sport that requires lots of energy, innate skill, plenty of practice and quick eyes. It may just seem like the players are simply jumping around a table, but the serving of the ball requires lots of skill--skilled players usually "twist" the ball so that it does not follow the path it is supposed to. Doing this requires not only technique but tons of practice. The ball is also notoriously hard to follow when watching/playing because of its size. I truly believe that it deserves to be an Olympic sport.
I do agree that tennis should have been an Olympic sport before table tennis though. But there is tennis in the Olympics now (and I'm going to the stadium to watch!).
I can't wait for the Olympics to start! (Even though my parents will be watching the opening ceremony in the stadium (!) and leaving me at home to stare at our TV. )
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