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China's Tokyo contingent of 431 athletes biggest ever at an Olympics

China will send 431 athletes, including 24 Olympic champions, to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following the unveiling of the delegation in Beijing

Motion blur of tourists past "Welcome to Tokyo 2020" message is seen at the arrival gate in Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan

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China will send 431 athletes, including 24 Olympic champions, to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following the unveiling of the delegation in Beijing.

The team will have 298 female athletes and 133 male athletes competing in 225 events in Tokyo.

293 athletes will be making their Olympic debut.

This is the largest delegation that China has ever sent to an Olympics.

The 14-year-old Quan Honghcan, competing in women's diving, is the youngest athlete while the 52-year old Li Zhenqiang competing in equestrian event is the oldest.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 15 2021 | 1:21 PM IST

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