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BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- China will send 416 athletes, including 35 Olympic champions, to the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.
The Chinese delegation was unveiled here on Monday as 160 men's athletes and 256 women will compete in 210 events over 26 sports at the Games which open on Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro.
"This is the largest ever Olympic delegation China has sent overseas," said Cai Zhenhua, deputy director of China's General Administration of Sport, adding that the delegation has 711 members including 29 foreign coaches.
Ai Yanhan, 14, will compete in the women's 200m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay as the youngest member of the delegation while Beijing Olympics shooting champion Chen Ying, 39, will be the oldest athlete who is on her fourth Olympic trip.
China is expecting a haul of gold medals from traditionally strong sports such as table tennis, badminton, gymnastics, weightlifting, shooting and diving.
