China at the 2020 Summer Olympics


The People's Republic of China is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1952.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, football, and handball are not counted:
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery336
Artistic swimming—88
Athletics448
Basketball41620
Boxing336
Canoeing279
Cycling358
Diving448
EquestrianTBDTBD6
Field hockey01616
Gymnastics51015
Karate011
Modern pentathlon112
Rowing6915
Rugby sevens01212
Sailing448
Shooting91221
Sport climbing112
Swimming81220
Table tennis336
Taekwondo145
Tennis011
Volleyball01212
Water polo01111
Wrestling145
Total62163231

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.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Artistic swimming

China fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team event 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.

Athletics

Chinese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events :
;Track & road events

Basketball

;Summary

Indoor

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.
;Team roster

Men's tournament

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.
;Team roster
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.
;Team roster
China entered six boxers into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 bronze medalists Hu Jianguan and Li Qian, along with rookies Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan, Chen Daxiang, Chang Yuan, and Gu Hong, 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.

Canoeing

Slalom

China entered one canoeist to compete in the women's K-1 class by receiving one of three unused berths, as the next highest-ranked nation eligible for qualification, at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.

Sprint

Chinese canoeists qualified four boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B

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 and her top 100 individual finish in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRank
Men's road race
Women's road race

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.
;Sprint
;Team sprint
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
;Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd Round3rd RoundFinal
AthleteEventRankRankRankRankRank
Men's keirin
Women's keirin
Women's keirin

;Omnium

Mountain biking

China entered one rider each to compete in both men's and women's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of champions at the 2019 Asian Championships.
AthleteEventTimeRank
Men's cross-country
Women's cross-country

Diving

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

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 -designated Olympic eventing qualifier for Group F and G in Saumur, France and at the Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, Netherlands, respectively.

Eventing

Jumping

Field hockey

;Summary

Women's tournament

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.
;Team roster
;Group play
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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.
;Men
;Team
;Women
;Team

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.

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.

Karate

China entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 Asian Games champion and world silver medalist Yin Xiaoyan qualified directly for the women's kumite 61-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.

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.

Rowing

China qualified a total of four 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.
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

Women's tournament

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.
;Team roster
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.
;Men
;Women
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

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 by 31 May 2020.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed

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.

Swimming

Chinese swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ): 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 in Qingdao and at the Summer Championships.
;Men
;Women

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. 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.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Taekwondo

China entered five athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 flyweight champion Zhao Shuai, 2019 world champion Zhang Mengyu, and defending Olympic champion Zheng Shuyin 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 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, as the next highest-placed taekwondo practitioner, not yet qualified, in the rankings, to round out the Chinese roster for her fourth straight Games.

Tennis

China entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Wang Qiang secured the outright berth by winning the women's singles title at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.

Volleyball

Indoor

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.
;Team roster
;Group play
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Water polo

;Summary

Women's tournament

qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
;Team roster
China qualified five wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle 125 kg and women's freestyle at the 2019 World Championships.
;Men's freestyle
;Women's freestyle