乒乓球，中国的国球，它的诞生地却是英国。作为这项运动的发明者，英国人在这块小桌子上取得的成绩却并不好。本届奥运会乒乓球比赛，英国男单进入第三轮，是历史最好成绩。是什么让乒乓球在英国如此“不堪”？在乒乓球的家乡，重庆晨报记者通过采访英国国家队教练和校园乒乓球训练班，逐一解释上述疑问。

Table tennis，China's national sports，It is the birthplace of the British。As the inventor of the the sport，British people in the small table achieved is not good。The Olympic Games table tennis match，British men's singles into the third wheel，History is the best result。What makes table tennis in Britain so“unbearable”？In the table tennis hometown，Chongqing morning paper reporter through the interviews the UK national coach and campus table tennis training course，Explain each of these questions。

　　历史 history

　　荣耀与尴尬的交织 Glory to embarrassing mixed

　　乒乓球在英国是学校体育课的选修项目。 Table tennis in Britain is the school physical education elective projects。

　　现状 一只腿粗一只腿细 Present situation a leg coarse a leg fine

　　英国，无数现代奥林匹克项目诞生于此，乒乓球也是其中之一。曾经乒乓球在英国十分流行，英国也引领着乒乓球的潮流，但随着时间的推进，乒乓球这个曾经的骄傲，却让骄傲的英国人抬不起头。

British，Countless modern Olympic project was born in this，Table tennis is one of them。Once table tennis is very popular in Britain，Britain also lead the trend of the table tennis，But as time propulsion，Table tennis this once proud，But let the proud British lift head。

　　ExCeL体育馆内，刘嘉饴双手抱在胸前，平静地看着他的队员练球。这个来自福建的英国队主教练，对英国的乒乓球的现状再了解不过了：一只腿粗、一只腿细。

ExCeL gymnasium，LiuJia molasses hands arms on my chest，Quietly looking at his players practice。The England coach from fujian，The present situation of the British table tennis to understand but the：A leg coarse、A leg fine。

　　1890年几名英国海军军官想打网球苦于没有场地，偶然发现在一张不大的台子上也能玩“微型网球”，他们用空心球代替了弹性不大的实心球，并将打网球用的网拍用木板代替。就此，乒乓球诞生。

In 1890, a few British naval officer want to play tennis suffer from does not have site，Accidentally found in a small table can also play“Mini tennis”，They use hollow ball instead of elastic small medicine ball，And will play tennis with racquet with board instead。In this，Table tennis was born。

　　1926年，国际乒联第一次大会在英国举行，英国人伊沃·蒙塔古成为第一届国际乒联主席。蒙塔古的母亲斯韦思林夫人拿出家里珍藏的银器作为冠军奖杯，这个大银器就是男子团体比赛最高荣誉斯韦思林杯的原型。最初乒乓球在英国十分流行，伦敦的大户人家里都有乒乓球室，在很长的一段时间，乒乓球几乎成为英国人最喜欢的运动，甚至连当时的维多利亚女王，还在白金汉宫里举行乒乓球聚会。

In 1926,，The international table tennis federation first conference held in Britain，The British Iraq wo · montague became the first session of the international table tennis federation President。Montague's mother SiWeiSiLin lady took home the collection of the silver as trophies，The big silver is men's team game highest honor SiWeiSiLin cup prototype。First table tennis is very popular in Britain，London's great people home are table tennis room，In very long period of time，Table tennis is almost as Britain's favorite sport，Even the queen Victoria，Also in the Buckingham Palace party held in table tennis。

　　第一次将冠军奖杯领回家的英国人，居然还是一个“客串者”。他就是获得过14个大满贯冠军的网球名宿弗莱德·派瑞，1929年，在第三届世界乒乓球锦标赛中，派瑞击败匈牙利人梅德扬斯基夺冠，被载入了英国乒乓球的史册。

The first trophy will be brought home of British people，Incredibly or a“Guest star who”。He's won 14 grand slam champion tennis legend Fred perry，In 1929,，In the third world table tennis championships，Perry beat the Hungarian MeiDeYang merezhkovsky title，In the British table tennis history。

　　1949年至1951年，英国人曾连续3届赢得世乒赛男子单打冠军，1953年他们还获得了历史上唯一一届男子团体赛冠军。可惜的是，之后英国便再也没有过出色的表现。

From 1949 to 1951，The British had three consecutive win the world men's singles champion，In 1953 they also won the history of the only man team event champion。unfortunately，After Britain will never have excellent performance。

　　水平落后因为不专业 Level backwardness because not professional

　　19年前，在阿联酋迪拜援外教球的刘嘉饴，来到英国担任英国国家青年队主教练。初到英国时，他满心希望能在英国培养出几个世界冠军，但十多年时间过去，已经成为英国国家队主教练的刘嘉饴，连一个欧洲冠军都没培养出来。

19 years ago，In the united Arab emirates dubai care teach the ball LiuJia molasses，Come to the UK as a British national youth team coach。When I first arrived in the UK，He filled with hope I can in the UK cultivate several world champion，But in the past ten years，Has become a British national team coach LiuJia molasses，Even a European champions are not developed。

　　在他看来，这主要根源在于受英国体育体制的制约，英国专业乒乓球的发展明显落后于群众业余乒乓球。“英国乒乓球的现状就像一个残疾人，一只腿粗、一只腿细。”刘嘉饴如此形容道。

In his view，The main root under British sports system restriction，The development of British professional table tennis obviously behind the masses amateur table tennis。“The present situation of the British table tennis is like a disabled people，A leg coarse、A leg fine。”LiuJia molasses to describe this way。

　　专业教练竟只有10个 Professional coach have only 10

　　正所谓“千里马常有，而伯乐不常有”，决定英国乒乓球竞技水平发展高低的教练问题的确不太乐观。

so-called“Swift horse often，But bole not to be common”，Decided to British table tennis sports level development height coach problem is not too optimistic。

　　英国教练员人数少得可怜。据刘嘉饴介绍，目前全英专业乒乓球教练只有10人，在国家队带队员的专业教练仅有4人左右，其余的教练被安排到了英国各个城市体育协会指导当地的群众乒乓球。

England coach little number。According to LiuJia molasses is introduced，At present the whole British professional table tennis coach only 10 people，In the national team players with professional coach only about four people，The rest of the coach was arranged in the British cities sports association guide local mass table tennis。

　　因为没有足够的经费，英国乒乓球国家队的训练条件非常差。“我们没有自己的训练场馆，每次训练都要到外面去租场地。”刘嘉饴非常无奈地表示，英国队的经费4年120万英镑，包含教练工资、球员补贴、训练场租和比赛的交通餐饮住宿等全部费用。

Because do not have enough money，British table tennis national team training conditions are very poor。“We don't own training venues，Every training session will go outside rent site。”LiuJia molasses very reluctantly said，The British team for 4 years of 1.2 million pounds，Contains coach wage、Players subsidies、Training ChangZu and competition traffic catering accommodation, etc all expenses。

　　缺经费训练举步艰难 Lack of funds are training hard

　　据刘嘉饴介绍，英国乒乓球国家队专业球员人数不超过9人，绝大多数人在欧洲其他国家打俱乐部职业联赛。队员们在一起集训的机会并不多，除非遇到像奥运会这样的大赛。

According to LiuJia molasses is introduced，British table tennis team professional players there were not more than 9 people，Most people in other European countries play professional football league club。The players together training opportunity is not much，Unless meet such as the Olympics competition。

　　英国运动员自主性很强，一般不会为了每个赛事进行非常严格的训练，“他们认为要想出成绩，不一定要像中国球员那样进行严格的训练。他们认为肯定有捷径，于是每天训练一点时间就够了，训练结束后他们就会去泡吧，去玩儿了”。这样的思想也让很多有天赋的孩子被荒废了，“其实，我现在带来的很多队员在青少年时期水平都不错，他们从小就被送到中国进行专业训练，但一回到英国就荒废了。”刘嘉饴非常惋惜地说道。

British athletes autonomy is very strong，Do not usually in order to each match very strict training，“They thought to come up with performance，Don't have to like Chinese players as strict training。They think that there must be shortcut，So every training a little time is enough，After training they will go to bars，Play the”。Such thought also let a lot of gifted child was abandoned，“In fact，Now I bring a lot of players in the youth level are good，Since they had been sent to China for professional training，But a return to England was abandoned。”LiuJia molasses very regretfully said。

　　差点没能参加伦敦奥运 Almost can't compete in the London Olympics

　　在本届伦敦奥运会上，我们原本见不着英国乒乓球队的身影。据刘嘉饴介绍，因为英国乒乓球队的成绩不够突出，英国奥委会从节约成本的角度出发，本不打算让英国乒乓球队参赛。但刘嘉饴多次向英国奥委会提出申请，最终英国奥委会决定举办听证会。听证会上刘嘉饴用英联邦运动会上第二名的成绩说服了英国奥委会。虽然奥委会最后同意他们参赛，但不为其提供比赛经费。

In the London Olympic Games，We had not seen the figure of British table tennis team。According to LiuJia molasses is introduced，Because British table tennis team achievement is not prominent，British Olympic committee (ioc) from the point of view of cost savings，This isn't going to let British table tennis team。But LiuJia molasses many times to the British Olympic committee (ioc) apply for，Final British Olympic committee decided to hold hearings。On hearing LiuJia molasses with commonwealth sports meeting two result to persuade the British Olympic committee。Although the ioc finally agreed to their entry，But not to provide funds game。

　　刘嘉饴的努力换来了一个完全可以预测的结果。最终英国乒乓球队在伦敦奥运会早早被淘汰，成绩是男单进入第三轮，女单进入第二轮，男女团止步首轮。“英国人的体育观点和中国不同，他们更看重群众体育，很乐意投钱在基层群众体育运动上。除非英国出一个乒乓球的天才选手，否则英国不可能投钱给乒乓球国家队。”

LiuJia molasses efforts for an entirely predictable results。British table tennis team finally in the London Olympic Games early be eliminated，Achievement is the men's singles into the third wheel，Women's singles into the second round，Men and women group walking first。“British sports view and different in China，They think more of mass sports，Glad to throw money at the basic level on the mass sports activity。Unless England a table tennis player genius，Otherwise the British could not throw money to table tennis team。”

　　未来 The future

　　种子正在悄悄发芽 Seeds are quietly germination

　　虽然竞技体育成绩不佳，但正如刘嘉饴所说，英国更多地把乒乓球视作群众体育，所以有很多的孩子加入且喜爱这项运动。或许他们永远不会成为世界冠军，但只要从中获得乐趣，这就是一项运动在一个国家的成功。

Although competitive sports of poor grades，But as LiuJia molasses said，The more British table tennis as mass sports，So there's a lot of children to join and love this sport。Perhaps they never become world champion，But as long as you enjoy it，This is a sport in a country's success。

　　12岁男孩想打奥运 12 years old boy want to make the Olympic Games

　　晴空万里的伦敦，重庆晨报记者来到位于西南角的Beechcroft Road。正值暑假，在Ernest Bevin college的乒乓球馆里，球拍击球发出的乒乓声起伏不断。

London's day，Chongqing morning paper reporter arrived at the southwest corner Beechcroft Road。When summer vacation，In Ernest Bevin college table tennis hall，A table tennis racket ball sound fluctuation constantly。

　　走入乒乓球馆，来自广东的林晓明正带着十多个孩子在训练。林晓明已经做了5年的校园乒乓球教练，她表示乒乓球在英国是作为体育课的选修项目，只要孩子们愿意，每周三次体育课都可以选择乒乓球课程。

Into table tennis hall，The LinXiaoMing are from guangdong with more than ten children in training。LinXiaoMing have done 5 years of school table tennis coach，She says the table tennis in Britain as PE elective projects，As long as the children are willing to，Three times a week physical education can choose to table tennis course。

　　“到了暑假，来打球的孩子要多一些，在我带的班上，每天有二十多个孩子来打球，一天两小时收费1英镑。”来打球的孩子一般10岁出头，虽然动作还显得比较生硬，但孩子们的积极性和认真劲十分饱满，“他们很崇拜王皓和张继科，特别想要他们的签名球衣。”

“During summer vacation，To play children to something more，In my belt class，Every day there are more than 20 children to play，One day two hour for pound。”To play the child is generally 10 s，Although action also appear more as stiff as a poker，But the children's enthusiasm and serious strength is very full，“They are ZhangJiKe medalist wang hao and worship，Special want their signature shirt。”

　　12岁男孩Bejay Arjan最为抢眼，虽然体型微胖，但击球动作颇为专业，“他是这个班上最有天赋的孩子，可惜我让他减肥他一直不愿意”。Arjan已经打了4年乒乓球，对于为何喜欢乒乓球，小Arjan的回答简单而童真“因为打乒乓球不是那么累，而且它真的很有趣”。对于未来，小Arjan的憧憬海阔天空“进国家队，然后当奥运冠军！”

12 years old boy Bejay Arjan grab an eye most，Although the shape micro fat，But shot action quite professional，“He is the most talented children in the class，But I let him he has not been willing to lose weight”。Arjan have played four years table tennis，For why like table tennis，Small Arjan answer simple and childlike innocence“Because to play table tennis is not so tired，And it's really interesting”。For the future，Small Arjan vision of the sports“Into the national team，Then when the Olympic champion！”

　　校园乒乓球在萌芽 Campus table tennis in the bud

　　英国校园乒乓球协会(ETTA)可谓尽心尽力。为了促成各地和各区校园乒乓球协会的形成，ETTA组织了11、13、16和19岁四个年龄段的学生进行各种比赛。ETTA的官网显示，2012年1月至5月，已经组织大大小小13次地区和全国性比赛。为了更好地将乒乓球运动在校园推广，ETTA将英国划分为9个片区，每个片区都有专人负责培训和比赛的组织工作。

British school table tennis association(ETTA)Is try our best to do our。To help make the district around the campus and the formation of table tennis association，ETTA organized 11、13、16 and 19 years old four ages students all kinds of competition。ETTA's display，January 2012 to may，Have organized greatly small 13 cases and national game。In order to better will table tennis movement in campus promotion，ETTA Britain is divided into nine area，Each area has specialist is responsible for the training and competition of the organizational work。

　　同时，英国还资助一些家庭困难但拥有乒乓球天赋的少年训练和比赛。多瑞斯·奈特家住伦敦西北部的公租房小区，那里聚集了大批低收入者和海外移民，正是因为来自乒乓球方面的资助，让他成为英国民间乒乓球的励志人物。“乒乓球给了我很多机会，因为我住的地方很危险，有很多毒品和枪支犯罪发生，如果我不打乒乓球，我可能连命都没了。”

At the same time，Britain also aid some family difficulties but have table tennis talent young training and competition。Many reiss · knight live in northwest of London and renting a house village，There gathered a large number of low-income people and overseas immigrants，It is for assistance from table tennis，Let him become a British folk table tennis inspirational character。“Table tennis gave me many opportunities，Because where I live is very dangerous，There are a lot of drugs and guns crime happened，If I don't play table tennis，I might even life is gone。”

　　曾经为英国赢得首个世界级荣誉的弗莱德·派瑞也在为乒乓球在英国的发展出力。虽然老人已去世，但其品牌Fred Perry正是校园乒乓球推广的赞助商。（包靖）

Once for England win the first world class honorary Fred perry also in for table tennis in the development of the United Kingdom output。Although the old man has died，But its brand Fred Perry is campus table tennis promotion sponsors。（BaoJing）