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Former world champions shoot promo for Beijing Olympics

(CRIENGLISH.com)
Updated: 2007-06-05 08:46

Former Chinese table tennis ace Deng Yaping, shot a promotional film for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with her old partner Yang Ying in Beijing on Sunday.


Former Chinese table tennis champions Deng Yaping (L) and Yang Ying (R) shoot a promotional film for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on Sunday, 3 June 2007. [Beijing Legal Times]

In the film, the former world champions use their shopping bags to play table tennis while out on the streets of Paris.

The promotional film is expected to air this July on China Central Television's sport channel.

Deng Yaping is currently working in the Olympic Village department of the Beijing Olympic organizer, and Yang Ying works for China Central Television as a sport show host and commentator.