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Equipment (photos attached)
Updated:2006-04-26

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   Balls

   They must be yellow or white, with a diameter between 6.54 and 7.3cm and a weight between 56.0 and 59,49g.



   Court

   A smooth, level playing area, covered with grass, clay or an artificial surface.



   Net

   The net is attached between two poles and divides with an equal distance the two sides of the court. The Height of the net is in its centre of 0,914m and on its two sides of 1,07m.



   Racket

   A light bat with a frame in wood, steel or graphite with a network of cord, catgut or nylon, stretched in an essentially elliptical frame



Credit: IOC

For further info., please visit http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=TE.


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