Peking University Gymnasium is an indoor arena located on the southeastern part of Peking University in Beijing, China. It was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and will host the Table Tennis events for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Paralympics.

The gymnasium has a floor space of 26,900 m², 6,000 permanent seats and 2,000 temporary seats.

On the morning of July 2, 2007, the gymnasium, under construction then, caught fire during welding works with no injuries reported. The fire was put out soon, and construction continued, though the completion was forced to be delayed.

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