A Chinese flag and Olympic sign are seen on a jacket worn by a Chinese sportsman during a ceremony to launch the flag tour of the Beijing 2022 at Badaling Great Wall in February, 2018. Photo: EPA A Chinese flag and Olympic sign are seen on a jacket worn by a Chinese sportsman during a ceremony to launch the flag tour of the Beijing 2022 at Badaling Great Wall in February, 2018. Photo: EPA
A Chinese flag and Olympic sign are seen on a jacket worn by a Chinese sportsman during a ceremony to launch the flag tour of the Beijing 2022 at Badaling Great Wall in February, 2018. Photo: EPA
Sport /  China

Tokyo Olympics: China on track to send record number of athletes to Covid-hit Games

  • Officials confirm 318 athletes – in 224 events for 30 disciplines – but team expected to surpass 400 after qualifiers finish
  • Largest Chinese presence was 416 at Rio 2016 but only across 210 events and 26 disciplines

Topic |   Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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Updated: 4:50pm, 7 Jul, 2021

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A Chinese flag and Olympic sign are seen on a jacket worn by a Chinese sportsman during a ceremony to launch the flag tour of the Beijing 2022 at Badaling Great Wall in February, 2018. Photo: EPA A Chinese flag and Olympic sign are seen on a jacket worn by a Chinese sportsman during a ceremony to launch the flag tour of the Beijing 2022 at Badaling Great Wall in February, 2018. Photo: EPA
A Chinese flag and Olympic sign are seen on a jacket worn by a Chinese sportsman during a ceremony to launch the flag tour of the Beijing 2022 at Badaling Great Wall in February, 2018. Photo: EPA
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