Dong Bin in the triple jump at the IAAF World Championships (© Getty Images)
China will be represented by 46 athletes at the IAAF World Championships London 2017 on 4-13 August.
The team features 11 medallists from recent senior global championships. The men’s squad includes world indoor triple jump champion Dong Bin, world high jump silver medallist Zhang Guowei, world long jump bronze medallist Wang Jianan, world indoor long jump bronze medallist Huang Changzhou, and three-quarters of their world silver medal-winning 4x100m team.
The women’s team, meanwhile, includes world and Olympic hammer silver medallist Zhang Wenxiu, world 20km race walk silver medallist Lu Xiuzhi, world shot put silver medallist Gong Lijiao and world javelin silver medallist Lyu Huihui.
Chinese team for IAAF World Championships London 2017
MEN
100m: Su Bingtian, Xie Zhenye
200m: Xie Zhenye
110m hurdles: Xie Wenjun
High jump: Wang Yu, Zhang Guowei
Pole vault: Ding Bangchao, Xue Changrui, Yao Jie
Long jump: Huang Changzhou, Shi Yuhao, Wang Jianan
Triple jump: Dong Bin, Fang Yaoqing, Wu Ruiting
20km race walk: Jin Xiangqian, Wang Kaihua, Wang Rui
50km race walk: Niu Wenbin, Wu Qianlong, Yu Wei
4x100m: Bie Ge, Liang Jinsheng, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng, Wu Zhiqiang, Xie Zhenye
WOMEN
Marathon: Cao Mojie, Liu Qinghong
Shot put: Bian Ka, Gao Yang, Gong Lijiao
Discus: Chen Yang, Feng Bin, Su Xinyue
Hammer: Luo Na, Wang Zheng, Zhang Wenxiu
Javelin: Li Lingwei, Liu Shiying, Lyu Huihui
20km race walk: Lu Xiuzhi, Wang Na, Yang Jiayu
4x100m: Ge Manqi, Kong Lingwei, Liang Xiaojing, Tao Yujia, Wei Yongli
