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In the official rules of Table Tennis/Ping-Pong, is it legal to step on the actual table while ball is in play?

Nov 01, 2008 by BRP | Posted in Other - Sports

So, if im playing ping pong, would it be forbidden by the rules of the ITTA(international table tennis association), or any other rules, to step on the table?

It is positively illegal to touch or move the table with extraneous body parts. The ONLY part of your tangible body that *may* touch the table is the hand/forearm/wrist that is HOLDING the bat, as this is considered part of the bat.

Charleste K | Nov 04, 2008

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