History
First table hockeys were made in 1930s in Sweden and Finland. Naturally there was no plastic, so they were made from sheet metal.
Usage of plastic brought in expansion of table hockey. The Swedish company Stiga started to make hockeys in 1980s. Thanks to enthusiasm of Swedish players, table hockey expanded to surrounding world.
Big worldwide development arrived in the late 1990s. That lead to an idea founding an international federation. ITHF was established during the World Championship 2005 in Riga, Latvia. Now it associates sixteen national federations.
Especially in Sweden, Finland, Russia, Czech Republic, Norway and Latvia is table hockey quite popular. But it is growing in lot of countries and there are many tournaments played every week.
Read more about this topic: ITHF Table Hockey
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