German president plays ping-pong at Peking University

On Oct 29, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Peking University and played friendly table tennis matches with students and faculty at the Khoo Teck Puat Gymnasium. The gymnasium hosted the table tennis event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Teaming up with Liu Wei, a professor in the university's Physical Education Department and a world table tennis champion, Steinmeier faced Peking University President Gao Song and German table tennis legend Timo Boll in an exhilarating match.