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What are the national balls of China, the United States, Japan and Canada?

China's national ball is table tennis, the United States' national ball is football and baseball, Malaysia's national ball is badminton, Canada's national ball is ice hockey, and Japan's national ball is baseball.

Expanded Information:

A. Table tennis:Table tennis is a world popular ball sport that involves offense, confrontation and defense. The game is divided into team, singles, doubles and several other types; before September 1, 2001 to 21 points a game, now to 11 points a game; using five sets of three wins, seven sets of four wins. Table tennis originated in the United Kingdom, and the name "ping pong" was given to it in 1900 because of the "ping pong" sound it makes when struck.

Two, rugby: Rugby originated in 1823 in Rugby, England, the original name of Rugby soccer, referred to as Rugby. Because the ball is shaped like an olive, it is known as rugby in China. Rugby developed late in Asia and has a very small audience. In Europe and the United States, led by the United States, rugby is one of the most popular sports, and the Super Bowl, which is held in the United States every year, is able to attract a lot of attention.

Three, badminton: Badminton is an indoor and outdoor sports. Based on the number of participants, it can be divided into singles and doubles, and the emerging 3 to 3. Modern badminton originated in the U.K. In 1893, 14 badminton clubs in the U.K. formed the Badminton Association, which is the predecessor of the All England Open. Badminton has been an official Olympic sport since 1992.

Four, ice hockey: Ice hockey, also known as "ice hockey". Ice hockey is a versatile skating skills and agile and skillful combination of field hockey skills, confrontation of the collective ice sports program, but also the Winter Olympic Games is the official competition. Hockey originated in Canada in the 1850s and 1860s. In 1912, the Canadian National Hockey Association (CNHA) pioneered the six-a-side system, which is still used by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Fifth, baseball: Baseball refers to baseball is a bat batting ball as the main characteristics of the collective, confrontation is very strong ball sports projects. It is more widely carried out internationally and has a greater impact. Especially prevalent in Japan, the game is played with two teams taking turns attacking and defending, with one run scored when an attacking player successfully runs home. The team that scores the most runs in nine innings wins the game. Baseball will officially return as a competition in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Table Tennis

Baidu Encyclopedia - Badminton

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Baidu Encyclopedia - Hockey

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Baseball