China at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| NOC | Chinese Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 416 in 26 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Lei Sheng (opening) Ding Ning (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 3rd |
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 Republic of China (1924–1972) |
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The People's Republic of China competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952.
The following Team China competitors won several medals at the 2016 Olympic Games.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are counted as athletes:
Chinese archers qualified each for the men's and women's events after having secured a top eight finish in their respective team recurves at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Chinese archery team was named to the Olympic roster on July 6, 2016.
Chinese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, a total of 56 athletes (27 men and 29 women) were named to the Chinese track and field roster for the Games. Among them featured defending Olympic champion Chen Ding and bronze medalists Wang Zhen and Qieyang Shijie in race walking, high jumper and 2015 Worlds silver medalist Zhang Guowei, sprinter Su Bingtian, shot putter Gong Lijiao, and hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu.
China has qualified a total of fifteen badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries each in the men's and women's singles, as well as two pairs each in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles.
China men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and clinching the outright Olympic berth at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha. However, their finals win against the Philippines was sparked by controversy on the game's officiating and the organization. Many people have called the game a "cooking show", causing bedlam on social media
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