Chen Long, Chen Yufei included in China’s 14-man badminton squad (Reuters)
China has won the qualification berths for all except the men’s doubles.
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The Chinese Badminton Association on Wednesday announced its 14-player squad, including 2016 Olympic champion Chen Long, for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Chen Long will defend the men’s singles title in his third Olympics, while Chen Yufei will be attempting to do the same for his first Olympic gold in women’s singles and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong in mixed doubles, Xinhua news agency reports. have been.
According to BWF rules, any member of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two players or two pairs in each of the five events, provided its players are in the top 16 or top eight of the singles events. Doubles event.
China has won the qualification berths for all except the men’s doubles.
Of the 14 Chinese badminton players who have qualified for the Games, Chen Long and Shi Yuqi will compete in men’s singles, and world No. 2 Chen Yufei, who leads the Olympic points table, will compete with He Bingjiao in women’s singles.
In women’s doubles, the two Chinese pair will take on Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan and Du Yu/Li Yinhui. For mixed doubles, Zheng/Huang and Wang Yilw/Huang Dongping, the world’s top two pairs, will represent China for the top honours.
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