Table tennis legend Liu Wei admitted to Jurade de Saint-Emilion

Source: Xinhua | 2017-09-19 01:56:39 | Editor: huaxia

SAINT-EMILION, France, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's former world table tennis champion Liu Wei was admitted on Sunday to the Jurade de Saint-Emilion, an ancient tradition which honors people who have made a great contribution to world culture and history.

The seven-time world champion has been working on physical education and the spreading of the table tennis culture around the globe since she retired as a player in 1996.

As an associate professor at the prestigious Peking University since 2003, Liu received the PhD degree in 2015.

Sports stars previously admitted into the Jurade de Saint-Emilion included Zinedine Zidane (football), Henri Leconte (tennis), Aurelien Bonneteau (cycling) and Thomas Castagnede (Rugby).

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Table tennis legend Liu Wei admitted to Jurade de Saint-Emilion

Source: Xinhua 2017-09-19 01:56:39

The seven-time world champion has been working on physical education and the spreading of the table tennis culture around the globe since she retired as a player in 1996.

As an associate professor at the prestigious Peking University since 2003, Liu received the PhD degree in 2015.

Sports stars previously admitted into the Jurade de Saint-Emilion included Zinedine Zidane (football), Henri Leconte (tennis), Aurelien Bonneteau (cycling) and Thomas Castagnede (Rugby).