London Invaded By 100 Ping Pong Tables

100 table tennis tables will be placed in open-air locations around London this summer as part of the run-up to the 2012 Olympics.

The scheme was dreamt up by Colette Hiller of Sing London, who previously placed 30 pianos around the capital in 2009, adorned with the slogan “Play Me, I’m Yours”.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who has previously irritated the Chinese by claiming that table tennis is a British invention, will kick off Ping London with a match against Lord Coe, head of the 2012 Olympic Committee

The ping pong bats will include the tongue-in-cheek message “Please put me back”.