<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">table tennis paddles</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>table tennis</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>table tennis sets</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>paddles</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>rackets</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>table tennis gear</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>table tennis paddle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>table tennis rackets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>table-tennis bat</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ping-pong paddles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>table tennis bats</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Paddles made from laminated wood covered with rubber on one or two sides. The official Internation Table Tennis Federation term is "racket," but in the the US "paddle" is generally preferred. In European and Asian countries, "bat" may be used. There is no regulation size or shape. ]]></note></mads>