Marty Supreme: How Table Tennis Can Support Healthy Ageing

Ping-pong flick Marty Supreme has already won its star, Timothée Chalamet, a couple of awards: he’s bagged both Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice awards so far. 

It’s highlighted the usually unglamorous world of table tennis, a sport that The Times said provided the “hottest table” around last summer.

Only time will tell if the movie’s popularity will lead to a rise in actual ping-pong participation, a la chess set sales after The Queen’s Gambit.

But if it did, some research...