The list of China sports delegation in Tokyo Olympic Games was announced: the total number of 777 people was the largest overseas competition.
The total number of China sports delegation in Tokyo Olympic Games is 777, including 431 athletes (298 female athletes and 133 male athletes), 307 staff members of sports teams such as coaches, team leaders and medical personnel, and 39 staff members of regimental headquarters. Coaches include 30 foreign teachers from 19 countries including the United States, Germany, Britain and France, covering 17 events including track and field, rowing, water polo and rugby. Tokyo Olympic Games is the largest Olympic Games for China sports delegation to participate overseas. At present, the vaccination rate of delegation members is 99.61%.
First, the basic situation of athletes
431 athletes came from 28 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, including 33 athletes from 9 ethnic minorities including Manchu, Mongolian and Hui. The average age of athletes is 25.4 years old. The youngest is Quan Hongchan of diving team, aged 14, and the oldest is Li Zhenqiang of equestrian team, aged 52.
There are 138 athletes who have participated in the Olympic Games, accounting for 32.02% of the total number of athletes, of whom 131 have participated in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. 293 people participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, accounting for 67.98% of the total number of athletes. There are 291 people who have participated in the Asian Games, accounting for 67.52% of the total number of athletes, and 140 people who have not participated in the Asian Games, accounting for 32.48% of the total number of athletes.
Gong Lixiao, a female track and field athlete, Wu Jingyu, a female Taekwondo athlete, Pang Wei, a male shooter, and Dong Dong, a male trampoline athlete, will participate in the Olympic Games for the fourth time, making them the athletes who have participated in the Olympic Games the most.
Among the athletes, 24 are Olympic champions in 11 events, among which 19 are Rio Olympic champions, including Cao Yuan, Zhao Shuai, Shi Zhiyong, Zhu Ting, Zhong Angel, Malone and Chen Long.
Second, the registration situation
There are 339 events in 33 major events in this Olympic Games. The China sports delegation has signed up for 225 events in 30 major events except surfing, baseball and softball, which is the largest number of events outside China. Among them, table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, diving, synchronized swimming, trampoline, archery, canoeing still water, modern pentathlon, mountain cycling, golf, three-person basketball, rock climbing and other full entries.