China_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics

China at the 2020 Summer Olympics

China at the 2020 Summer Olympics

People's Republic of China at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo


The People's Republic of China competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for China are volleyball player Zhu Ting and taekwondoin Zhao Shuai.[2] Sprinter Su Bingtian, who broke the Asian record of 100 m during the Games, is the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.[3] The delegation competed in all sports except baseball (softball), handball, and surfing.

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Uniform of the Team China at the opening ceremony, designed by Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

China finished the Games with 88 medals, 38 of them gold, an improvement of their previous performance at the last Olympics of 70 medals and 26 golds, which moved them up to the second place in overall medal standing from the third place it occupied at the Rio Games. On 18 February 2022, the British men's relay track and field team was stripped of their medals for doping, which moved up the Chinese team to bronze, their 89th medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Medalists

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, association football, and water polo are not counted. Chinese state media reported that China sent 431 athletes including reserves,[6] while the IOC website listed 421 athletes from China.[7]

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  1. The allocated quota in Table tennis is 3 athletes, however there was a late replacement during the Games. In fact, 4 female athletes from China competed.

Archery

Chinese archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[8] The Chinese archery team, led by Rio 2016 Olympians Wang Dapeng and Wu Jiaxin, was named to the Tokyo 2020 roster on 27 April 2021.[9]

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Artistic swimming

China fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team routine by obtaining one of two highest-ranked spots, not yet qualified, in the team free routine at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Athletics

Chinese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[10][11]

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  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
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b On 18 February 2022, Great Britain was disqualified from the men's 4 × 100 m relay because of a doping violation, thereby officially stripping them of the silver medal.[12] In this case, Canada will be upgraded to silver, with China receiving the bronze.[13] Medals have not yet been reallocated.

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Field events
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Combined events – Women's heptathlon
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Badminton

China entered fourteen badminton players (five men and nine women) for the following events based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings; two entries each in the men's and women's singles, two pairs each in the women's and mixed doubles, and one entry in the men's doubles.[14]

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Basketball

Indoor

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Women's tournament

China women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of two highest-ranked eligible squads from group B at the Belgrade meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[15]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 3 July 2021.[16]

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Group play
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Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
21:00
v
Puerto Rico  5597  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 9–21, 13–18, 16–26
Pts: Rosado 14
Rebs: Quiñones 5
Asts: Gwathmey 4
Pts: Li Yue. 21
Rebs: Han 14
Asts: Huang 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Samir Abaakil (MAR)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
21:00
v
China  7674  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 11–19, 17–9, 21–27
Pts: Wang 20
Rebs: Shao 8
Asts: Li M. 7
Pts: Magbegor 15
Rebs: George 5
Asts: Ebzery 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
17:20
v
China  7462  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 21–15, 15–10
Pts: Li Yue. 14
Rebs: Li Yue. 8
Asts: Wang 8
Pts: Meesseman 24
Rebs: Meesseman 7
Asts: Mestdagh 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
Quarterfinal
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
10:00
v
China  7077  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 19–19, 25–14, 12–28
Pts: Shao 17
Rebs: Han 7
Asts: Li Yua. 6
Pts: Brooks 18
Rebs: Vasić 10
Asts: Dabović 6
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Maripier Malo (CAN), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

3×3

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Men's tournament

China men's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the three highest-ranked squads, in the men's category of the FIBA rankings.[18]

Team roster

The players were named on 2 July 2021.[19]

Group play
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Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
  2. Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
12:00
v
China  1322  Serbia
Pts: Hu 6 Pts: Domović Bulut 11
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Glenn Tuitt (USA)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
15:00
v
ROC  2113  China
Pts: Zuev 12 Pts: Hu 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Cecília Tóth (HUN)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
15:00
v
China  1718  Latvia
Pts: Hu 12 Pts: Lasmanis 11
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
22:00
v
Netherlands  2118  China
Pts: Van der Horst 8 Pts: Hu 17
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
11:35
v
Belgium  2021  China
Pts: Vervoort 10 Pts: Hu 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Cecília Tóth (HUN)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
19:05
v
Poland  1921  China
Pts: Pawłowski 7 Pts: Hu 12
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
15:05
v
China  1621  Japan
Pts: Gao 8 Pts: Tominaga, Yasuoka 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

Women's tournament

China women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the four highest-ranked squads, in the women's category of the FIBA rankings.[18]

Team roster

The players were named on 2 July 2021.[19]

Group play
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Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ROC 2–0, China 1–1, Japan 0–2
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
10:40
v
China  2110  Romania
Pts: Wan J, Yang 6 Pts: Cuic 4
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
14:00
v
ROC  199  China
Pts: O. Frolkina 7 Pts: Wan J 4
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vanessa Devlin (AUS), Cecília Tóth (HUN)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
14:25
v
China  2213  Italy
Pts: Zhang 8 Pts: D'Alie 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
21:00
v
China  2013  France
Pts: Wang L., Yang 7 Pts: Touré 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:15
v
Japan  1215  China
Pts: Mawuli 5 Pts: Wang L. 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
21:00
v
United States  2119  China
Pts: Plum 10 Pts: Yang 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
13:55
v
China  219  Mongolia
Pts: Wan 10 Pts: Chimeddolgor 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)
Quarter-final
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
20:30
v
China  1913  Italy
Pts: Wang 11 Pts: Consolini, D'Alie 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vanessa Devlin (AUS), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)
Semi-final
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
18:10
v
ROC  2114  China
Pts: Kozik 10 Pts: Zhang 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Marek Maliszewski (POL)
Bronze medal match
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
20:45
v
France  1416  China
Pts: Touré 8 Pts: Wang 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

Boxing

China entered six boxers (three per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 bronze medalists Hu Jianguan (men's flyweight) and Li Qian (women's middleweight), along with rookies Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan (men's middleweight), Chen Daxiang (men's light heavyweight), Chang Yuan (women's flyweight), and Gu Hong (women's welterweight), secured the spots on the Chinese squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[20]

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Canoeing

Slalom

Chinese canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain and the 2021 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[21][22]

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Sprint

Chinese canoeists qualified six boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary and the 2021 Asian Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[23][24]

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Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF = Qualify to semifinal round; QF = Qualify to quarterfinal round

Cycling

Road

China entered one rider each to compete in the men's and women's Olympic road races, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[25]

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Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Chinese riders accumulated spots in the women's team sprint, as well as the women's sprint, keirin, and omnium, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Unable to earn a spot in the men's team sprint, China won a single quota place in the men's individual sprint through the UCI Olympic rankings. Qualification for the individual sprint thereby implies a quota place being added to the men's keirin.

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Team sprint
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Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

Keirin
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Qualification legend: FA=Medal final; FB=7–12 placement final

Omnium
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Mountain biking

Chinese mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place into the Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, respectively, at the 2019 Asian Championships.

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Diving

Chinese divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2019 FINA World Championships.

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Equestrian

China fielded a squad of three equestrian riders for the first time into the team competitions by securing an outright berth each, as one of two top-ranked nations, qualified at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic eventing qualifier for Group F and G (Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania) in Saumur, France and at the Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, Netherlands, respectively.[26][27]

Eventing

Liang Ruiji and Agore de Bordenave have been named the traveling alternates.

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Jumping

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Fencing

Chinese fencers qualified a full squad each in the women's team épée at the Games by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the women's sabre team claimed the continental spot as the highest-ranked team from Asia and Oceania. Vying for qualification as the next highest-ranked country across all regions, the men's épée team accepted a spare berth freed up by Africa to complete the route in the rankings. Xu Yingming (men's sabre) and Chen Qingyuan (women's foil) secured additional places on the Chinese team as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for individual qualification from Asia and Oceania in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while the reigning Asian Games gold medalist Huang Mengkai rounded out the Chinese roster by winning the final match of the men's foil at the Asia and Oceania Zonal Qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[28]

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Field hockey

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Women's tournament

China women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating Belgium in a playoff at the Changzhou leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[29]

Team roster

Head coach: Wang Yang

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Group play

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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
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Football

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Women's tournament

China PR qualified for the Games by defeating South Korea in a two-legged playoff of the 2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[30]

Team roster

A provisional squad of 26 athletes was named on 8 June 2021.[31] The final squad of 22 athletes was announced on 7 July 2021.[32] On 9 July 2021, Chen Qiaozhu replaced Jin Kun.[33]

Head coach: Jia Xiuquan

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Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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Attendance: 1,645[34]

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Attendance: 2,212[34]

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Golf

China entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

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Gymnastics

Artistic

China fielded a full squad of four gymnasts each in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events by virtue of a top three finish in the team all-around at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[35][36] Both teams were announced on 3 July 2021.[37]

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Rhythmic

China qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the group all-around by finishing in the top five at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.[38]

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Trampoline

China qualified one gymnast each for the men's and women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight, respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[39] China qualified the second spot in both men's and women's trampoline through the 2019–2020 Trampoline World Cup series. The athletes were announced on 9 June 2021.[40]

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Judo

China entered six female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[41]

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Karate

China entered two karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 Asian Games champion and world silver medalist Yin Xiaoyan (women's 61 kg) and Gong Li (women's +61 kg) qualified directly for their respective kumite categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[42]

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Modern pentathlon

Chinese athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Asian Games bronze medalist Luo Shuai and champion Zhang Mingyu confirmed places each in the men's and women's event, respectively, with the former finishing second and the latter fourth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming.[43][44]

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Rowing

China qualified eight boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[45][46] Meanwhile, two more boats (women's four and women's eight) were awarded to the Chinese roster with a top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[47]

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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semi-finals A/B; SC/D=Semi-finals C/D; SE/F=Semi-finals E/F; QF=Quarter-finals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

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Women's tournament

The China women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing a lone outright berth at the 2019 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, marking the country's debut in the sport.[48]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Group play
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
10:00
United States 28–14 China
Try: Thomas 5' c
Kirshe (2) 10' c, 12' c
Canett 14' c
Con: Heavirland (2/2) 6', 10'
Kelter (1/1) 13'
Canett (1/1) 14'
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Wang 3' c
Chen 14' +1 c
Con: Chen (1/1) 4'
Yu (1/1) 14' +1
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
17:30
Australia 26–10 China
Try: Williams 3' c
Caslick 6' m
Nathan 8' c
Ashby 9' c
Con: Williams (2/3) 3', 8'
Hinds (1/1) 9'
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Yang 1' m
Tang 13' m
Con: Chen (0/1)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
10:00
China 29–0 Japan
Try: Xu (2) 1' c, 5' m
Wang 2' c
Tang 8' m
Yang 13' m
Con: Chen (2/4) 1', 2'
Yu (0/1)
(Tokyo 2020)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Quarter-final
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
19:30[note 1]
France 24–10 China
Try: Okemba (2) 4' c, 10' m
Drouin 6' m
Ciofani 9' c
Con: Ulutule (2/2) 4', 9'
Drouin (0/1)
Izar (0/1)
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Tang (2) 1' m, 12' m
Con: Chen (0/2)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Classification
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
10:30
United States 33–14 China
Try: Thomas 1' c, 3' c
Tapper 6' c
Maher 10' m, 14' c
Con: Heavirland (4/5) 1', 3', 7', 14'
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Wang 1' c
Chen 9' c
Con: Chen (2/2) 2', 9'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
16:30
ROC 10–22 China
Try: Tiron 3' m
Seredina 5' m
Con: Seredina (0/2)
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Wang 7' m
Yang 8' c
Xu 9' m
Chen 12' m
Con: Chen (1/4) 8'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
  1. Matches were delayed by 30 minutes due to lightning in the area

Sailing

Chinese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2018 Asian Games, and the continental regattas.[49][50]

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Legend: M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result

Shooting

Chinese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 5 June 2021.[51] To assure their nomination to the Olympic team, shooters must finish in the top two of each individual event at the Olympic Trials for rifle & pistol (March 16 to 25) in Guangzhou.

The rifle and pistol team was officially announced on March 29, 2021, featuring Beijing 2008 gold medalist Pang Wei (men's 10 m air pistol), Rio 2016 bronze medalist Li Yuehong (men's 25 m rapid fire pistol), and 2014 Youth Olympic men's air rifle champion Yang Haoran.[52][53]

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Skateboarding

China entered two skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Zhang Xin was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the women's park based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.

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Sport climbing

China entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. 2018 Youth Olympic fifth-place finalist Pan Yufei and Song Yiling qualified directly each for the men's and women's combined event, respectively, by finishing in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Olympic Qualifying Event in Toulouse, France.[54][55]

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Swimming

Chinese swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[56][57] To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual pool event under the Olympic qualifying cut at the Chinese National Championships and Olympic Trials (April 30 to May 8, 2021) in Qingdao and at the Final Qualifying Event in Xi'an; or the first-place winners at the 2019 FINA World Championships, if they have reached the qualifying standards but failed to qualify in those domestic qualification events in any means.

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a Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

Table tennis

China entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective Olympic berths by winning the gold medal each at the 2019 ATTU Asian Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament.[58][59] Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the Chinese table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou.[60]

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* On August 1, Liu Shiwen, originally set to compete in the women's team, was replaced by Wang Manyu after suffering a recurring elbow injury from the mixed doubles.[61]

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Taekwondo

China entered six athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 flyweight champion Zhao Shuai (men's 68 kg), 2019 world champion Zhang Mengyu (women's 67 kg), and defending Olympic champion Zheng Shuyin (women's +67 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.

Zhou Lijun scored a gold-medal victory over Great Britain's two-time defending champion Jade Jones to book an Olympic spot in the women's lightweight final (57 kg) of the 2019 World Grand Slam series. Meanwhile, double Olympic champion Wu Jingyu received a spare berth freed up by the World Grand Slam winner in the women's flyweight category (49 kg), as the next highest-placed taekwondo practitioner, not yet qualified, in the rankings, to round out the Chinese roster for her fourth straight Games.

Sun Hongyi completed the Chinese taekwondo roster by finishing in the top-two final of the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[62]

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Tennis

China entered five tennis players, all women, into the Olympic tournament. One singles player, Wang Qiang secured the outright berth by winning the women's singles title at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[63] Besides Wang Qiang, China also entered two pairs of double players, Xu Yifan pairs with Yang Zhaoxuan, while Duan Yingying pairs with Zheng Saisai.

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Triathlon

China has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games.

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Volleyball

Beach

Women's tournament

Chinese women's beach volleyball teams qualified directly for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the 2018–2020 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup final round in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

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Indoor

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Women's tournament

China women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool B at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ningbo.[64]

Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster.[65]

Head coach: Lang Ping

Group play

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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
16:25
China  0–3  Turkey Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Luis Macias (MEX)
(21–25, 14–25, 14–25)
Results Statistics

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
11:05
China  0–3  United States Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(27–29, 22–25, 21–25)
Results Statistics

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
16:25
China  2–3  ROC Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(17–25, 25–23, 25–20, 25–27, 12–15)
Results Statistics

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
21:45
China  3–0  Italy Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS)
(25–21, 25–20, 26–24)
Results Statistics

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
16:25
China  3–0  Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–15, 25–22, 25–19)
Results Statistics

Water polo

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Women's tournament

China women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[66]

Team roster

Head coach: Montenegro Petar Porobić[67]

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Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: China Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Group play
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ROC10–10 Hungary
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
19:50
v
Report China  1718  ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 6–5, 4–4, 4–5, 3–4
Wang X. 4 Goals Prokofyeva 4

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
14:00
v
Report United States  127  China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–2, 3–0, 3–1
M. Fischer 3 Goals Wang, Zhang J. 2

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
18:20
v
Report China  1611  Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 4–3, 3–3
Zhang 5 Goals Arima 3

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
14:00
v
Report Hungary  911  China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–3, 2–1, 5–3
Gurisatti 4 Goals four players 2
Quarterfinal
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
15:30
v
Report Spain  117  China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 2–1, 0–1
Forca 4 Goals Deng 2
Classification
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
14:00
v
Report China  613  Netherlands Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–5, 1–2, 3–5
Deng 2 Goals Keuning 5

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
09:30
v
Report China  716  Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–5, 1–4, 1–3
Zhang J. 4 Goals Christmas 4

Weightlifting

Chinese weightlifters qualified for eight quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.[81]

Men
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Women
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Wrestling

China qualified eleven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Five of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle 125 kg and women's freestyle (50, 53, 57 and 76 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while six additional licenses were awarded to the Chinese wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[82][83]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
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Greco-Roman
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See also


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