Sport in China the world. Deng Yaping is regarded by many as one of the greatest table tennis players of all time. The sport played an important role in China's international relations; in April 1972, the U.S. table tennis team were invited to visit China, an event later called "Ping Pong Diplomacy". Table tennis is the biggest amateur recreational sport in China with an estimated 300 million players. Tennis is a growing recreational sport in China, although access to courts can be limited in densely populated urban areas. Recently Chinese tennis players, especially women, have seen success internationally both at the amateur level
Women's sport in Australia group on women in sport published a report titled "Women, Sport and the Media" which recommended the creation of the Women's Sport unit within the Australian Sports Commission (ASC). This Unit was established in 1988. In 1992, an "Active Girls" campaign was launched by the ASC in an attempt to reduce the drop out of teenage girls from sport. In 2002, the ASC with $180,000 of funding from the Office of the Status of Women established a grants program to improve the leadership skills of women who deliver sport in rural and remote communities. In the financial year 2013–2014, "Sport