Ping Pong fever hits the capital

24 Aug 2010

Rise to the challenge: Play table tennis with a pro inside the London Eye! As part of London’s ping pong festival the London Eye hosted a Ping! Capsule. On Thursday 19th August, 20 lucky winners had the chance to play extreme table tennis from a great height!

This summer, 100 tables have popped up across London’s landmarks, squares, shopping centres, estates, pubs and train stations. From Soho Square to the Westfield Shopping Centre, Tate Britain to Heathrow Airport. Marked “Stop and Play”, the tables are there for all to enjoy.

Throughout the festival there have been competitions, tournaments and Round Robins. The 20 lucky winners got the chance to experience The London Eye Ping Capsule where they played against table tennis champion and writer Matthew Syed who was waiting to be challenged.

Supported by Sport England’s Innovation Fund, Ping! has been created by Sing London, the participatory arts organisation who produced last year’s Street Pianos Project. Ping! is delivered in partnership with the English Table Tennis Association who will bring Ping! to four more cities over the next two years, returning to London for 2012. Ping! supports Sport England’s goal of getting a million people playing more sport by 2012. With its array of surprising locations and varied public events, Ping! makes participation irresistible.

For a full programme of events please visit pinglondon.com