This week, the world of badminton at the Paris Olympics is in a state of flux, as the official website of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) officially released the qualification lists, with a total of 173 athletes competing in the five events. Among them, the regular quota of 166 seats (men and women 83 seats), the IOC Tripartite Commission additional allocation of 3 seats (men 2 women 1), and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team quota has also been confirmed. The Chinese badminton team leads the way with five exclusive spots in the event. The deadline for entries is July 8, and national Olympic committees can fine-tune their lists before then.
Chinese weightlifting team's Paris Olympics lineup officially unveiled
On May 10, the Chinese weightlifting team's Paris Olympic list was officially announced to the public. Olympic gold medalist Hou Zhihui (women's 49kg), Li Faibin (men's 61kg), Shi Zhiyong (73kg), and Li Wenwen (women's 81kg and above) lead the field. In addition, Luo Shifang (women's 59 kg), Liu Huanhua (men's 102 kg) is also listed. 6 athletes will represent China to fight in the Olympic weightlifting competition in Paris from August 7 to 11th. It is worth mentioning that although Shi Zhiyong was the runner-up in the World Cup, he still managed to be selected in view of his injuries and illnesses, combined with the success rate of the qualifying rounds, the strength of the opponents, the experience of the competition, technical stability and other factors.
Chinese wrestling team's Olympic berth in Paris secure
The official website of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) has come to us with the good news that the Paris Olympic Wrestling World Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey came to an end on May 12th. The two Chinese players who had not been qualified before fought continuously in the final day, and finally won the Olympic tickets for men's freestyle wrestling 57kg and 97kg respectively, which helped the Chinese team lock 11 Olympic seats. Specifically, these 11 seats cover the women's freestyle 50kg to 130kg, men's freestyle 57kg to 130kg, and men's classical 60kg to 130kg, which is the same as the number of participants in the Tokyo Olympics.
Men's Olympic soccer team of 16 revealed as group results settle in
On May 9, the Guinean Olympic team defeated the Indonesian Olympic team 1-0 to claim the final spot in the men's soccer final at the Paris Olympics. At this point, all 16 teams have been revealed. The groupings are as follows:
Group A: France, United States, Guinea, New Zealand
Group B: Argentina, Morocco, Iraq, Ukraine
Group C: Spain, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Dominica
Group D: Israel, Japan, Paraguay, Mali
