Plasitic balls replacing celluloid in table tennis

Plasitic balls replacing celluloid in table tennis

TOKYO, Japan - A table tennis player tries out a plastic ball in the Tokyo Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Jan. 12, 2015. The International Table Tennis Federation adopted plastic balls because celluloid is inflammable.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001213080
  • Registered date
  • 2015/1/13 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2015 Kyodo News
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  • 1121 × 830 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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